One size does not fit all: cardiovascular health disparities as a function of ethnicity in Asian-American women.
Objective: Although few studies have examined cardiovascular disease in Asian-American subgroups separately, limited data in Asian Americans strongly suggest that some subgroups are at increased risk. The present study examined modifiable cardiovascular risk factor profiles as a function of Asian et...
| Publicado en: | Applied Nursing Research Vol. 28; no. 2; pp. 99 - 106 |
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Elsevier B.V.
May2015
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