Abstract
CVD awareness has increased significantly among women since 1997, yet the racial/ethnic gap in awareness has not narrowed. Educational efforts to increase heart disease and stroke awareness should be targeted to racial/ethnic minorities, especially Hispanics. Methods to reinforce basic CVD prevention strategies are needed.
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MedicineEthnic groupStroke (engine)DiseaseGerontologyHeart diseaseDemographyFamily medicineInternal medicine
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- 68-81
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Allison H. Christian,
Wayne D. Rosamond,
Anthony R. White
et al.
(2007).
Nine-Year Trends And Racial And Ethnic Disparities in Women's Awareness of Heart Disease And Stroke: An American Heart Association National Study.
Journal of Women s Health
, 16
(1)
, 68-81.
https://doi.org/10.1089/jwh.2006.m072
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- 10.1089/jwh.2006.m072