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Cardiovascular Disease in Racial and Ethnic Minorities

By K. C. Ferdinand MD , A. Armani MD (auth.) , Keith C. Ferdinand MD , Annemarie Armani MD (eds.)

Book information

Publisher
Humana Press
Year
2010
ISBN
978-1-58829-981-9, 978-1-59745-410-0
DOI
10.1007/978-1-59745-410-0
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
4 MB (4647219 bytes)
Series
Contemporary Cardiology
Edition
1
Pages
331\342
Orientation
yes
Scanned
yes
Time added
2013-10-21 08:42:37
Cardiology; Internal Medicine; General Practice /

Description

Cardiovascular heart disease mortality in African Americans is the highest of all major racial/ethnic subpopulations in the United States. Examining race and ethnicity, Cardiovascular Disease in Racial and Ethnic Minorities will reveal that there are unacceptable healthcare disparities in risk factor prevalence, disease states, and cardiovascular outcomes in the United States. Written by a team of experts, Cardiovascular Disease in Racial and Ethnic Minorities examines to what degree biomedical and scientific literature can clarify the impact of genetic variation versus environment as related to cardiovascular disease. Chapters illustrate the magnitude of cardiovascular and metabolic disparities and the effect of environment on diseases.

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