Association between length of residence and cardiovascular disease risk factors among an ethnically diverse group of United States immigrants.

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Although differences in cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors between immigrants and nonimmigrants have been examined previously, the effect of acculturation on CVD risk factors in immigrants has been less well studied.

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Journal ID (iso-abbrev): J Gen Intern Med

Title: Journal of general internal medicine

Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC

ISSN (Electronic): 1525-1497

ISSN (Print): 0884-8734

Publication date (Electronic): Jun 2007

Volume: 22

Issue: 6

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[1 ] Department of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine & Center for Health Disparities Research, Medical University of South Carolina, 135 Rutledge Avenue, Room 280H, Charleston, SC 29425, USA.

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DOI: 10.1007/s11606-007-0163-y

PMC ID: 2219871

PubMed ID: 17503110

SO-VID: cb6af24e-a44a-492d-840c-3060d7b7c5fd

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