Importance of Housing and Cardiovascular Health and Well-Being: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association

Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes

Volumn 13, Issue 8, 2020, Pages E000089-

  Sims, Mario ^a   Kershaw, Kiarri N ^a   Breathett, Khadijah ^a   Jackson, Elizabeth A ^a   Lewis, Lisa M ^a   Mujahid, Mahasin S ^a   Suglia, Shakira F ^a  

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Author keywords

AHA Scientific Statements; built environment; cardiovascular diseases; health status disparities; healthcare disparities; housing; social determinants of health

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; DEMOGRAPHY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; ETHNOLOGY; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH DISPARITY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH STATUS; HOMELESS PERSON; HOUSING; HUMAN; MEDICAL SOCIETY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; UNITED STATES;

AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HOMELESS PERSONS; HOUSING; HUMANS; RACE FACTORS; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 85089768301     PISSN: 19417713     EISSN: 19417705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/HCQ.0000000000000089     Document Type: Review

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