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 Hispa...

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Main Authors: Burroughs Peña, Melissa S., Patel, Dhaval, Rodríguez Leyva, Delfin, Khan, Bobby V., Sperling, Laurence
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2012
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3235660/