Risk factors for cardiovascular disease among Mexican-American adults in the United States and Mexico: a comparative study

• Main Authors: Leo S Morales (Author), Yvonne N Flores (Author), Mei Leng (Author), Noémie Sportiche (Author), Katia Gallegos-Carrillo (Author), Jorge Salmerón (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública, 2014-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objective. To compare cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors in a cohort of Mexican health workers with representative samples of US-born and Mexico-born Mexican-Americans living in the US. Materials and methods. Data were obtained from the Mexican Health Worker Cohort Study (MHWCS) in Mexico and...