Discovering the full spectrum of cardiovascular disease: Minority Health Summit 2003: report of the Obesity, Metabolic Syndrome, and Hypertension Writing Group.
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This article provides an overview of our current understanding of the epidemiology of obesity, the metabolic syndrome, and hypertension among racial/ethnic groups. Three presentations made at the conference by the present writing group are summarized and updated with other information on ethnic groups, and recommendations developed by the writing group for programs, public policy, and research are put forward.
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Donna K . Arnett and Joseph Loscalzo Report of the Basic Science Writing Group
Report of the Basic Science Writing Group Discovering the Full Spectrum of Cardiovascular Disease : Minority Health Summit 2003: Print ISSN: 0009-7322. Online ISSN: 1524-4539 Copyright © 2005 American Heart Association, Inc. All rights reserved. is published by the American Heart Association, 7272 Greenville Avenue, Dallas, TX 75231 Circulation doi: 10.1161/01.CIR.0000157741.99920.0C 2005;111:e...
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Circulation
دوره 111 10 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2005