Lifestyle Risk Factors and Cardiovascular Disease in Cubans and Cuban Americans

Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of mortality in Cuba. Lifestyle risk factors for coronary heart disease (CHD) in Cubans have not been compared to risk factors in Cuban Americans. Articles spanning the last 20 years were reviewed. The data on Cuban Americans are largely based on the Hisp...

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Main Authors: Melissa S. Burroughs Peña, Dhaval Patel, Delfin Rodríguez Leyva, Bobby V. Khan, Laurence Sperling
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2012-01-01
Series:Cardiology Research and Practice
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/470705