Cardiovascular disease by diabetes status in five ethnic minority groups compared to ethnic Norwegians
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Cardiovascular disease by diabetes status in five ethnic minority groups compared to ethnic Norwegians
BACKGROUND The population in Norway has become multi-ethnic due to migration from Asia and Africa over the recent decades. The aim of the present study was to explore differences in the self-reported prevalence of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and associated risk factors by diabetes status in five ethnic minority groups compared to ethnic Norwegians. METHODS Pooled data from three population-b...
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عنوان ژورنال: BMC Public Health
سال: 2011
ISSN: 1471-2458
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-11-554