Original Reports: Cardiovascular Disease--The Metabolic Syndrome in African Americans: A Review

Original Reports: Cardiovascular Disease--The Metabolic Syndrome in African Americans: A Review

The metabolic syndrome represents a specific clustering of cardiovascular risk factors. This article defines metabolic syndrome and examines this concern within the African American community with some discussion of cardiovascular risk management actions.

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Veröffentlicht in:Ethnicity & disease 2003-09, Vol.13 (4), p.414ff-414ff
Hauptverfasser: Hall, W Dallas, Clark, Luther T, Wenger, Nanette K, Wright, Jackson T, Kumanyika, Shiriki K, Watson, Karol, Horton, Ella W, Flack, John M, Ferdinand, Keith C, Gavin, James R, Reed, James W, Saunders, Elijah, O'Neal, Welton
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Sprache:eng
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African Americans
At risk persons
Cardiovascular Disease
Disease prevention
Health and Medicine
Health Risk Assessment
United States
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Zusammenfassung:The metabolic syndrome represents a specific clustering of cardiovascular risk factors. This article defines metabolic syndrome and examines this concern within the African American community with some discussion of cardiovascular risk management actions.
ISSN:1049-510X