Vital signs: Leading causes of death, prevalence of diseases and risk factors, and use of health services among hispanics in the United States — 2009–2013

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report

Volumn 64, Issue 17, 2015, Pages 469-478

  Dominguez, Kenneth ^a   Penman Aguilar, Ana ^b   Chang, Man Huei ^a   Moonesinghe, Ramal ^b   Castellanos, Ted ^c   Rodriguez Lainz, Alfonso ^d   Schieber, Richard ^e  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b Office of Minority Health and Health Equity   (United States)

^c NATIONAL CENTER FOR INJURY PREVENTION AND CONTROL   (United States)

^d NATIONAL CENTER FOR EMERGING AND ZOONOTIC INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^e CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CAUSE OF DEATH; DISEASES; EPIDEMIOLOGY; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CAUSE OF DEATH; DISEASE; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84931028906     PISSN: 01492195     EISSN: 1545861X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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