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Prevalence of Cardiovascular Disease and Risk Factors Among Somali Immigrants and Refugees

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ID15443834
AuthorsBjorn Westgard (0000-0003-1275-753X, H ea lt hP ar tn er s, corresponding author), Brian C Martinson (0000-0002-4255-5595, H ea lt hP ar tn er s), Michael V Maciosek (0000-0002-8164-8858, H ea lt hP ar tn er s), Morgan Brown (0000-0003-2695-5959, H ea lt hP ar tn er s), Zhiyuan Xu (0000-0002-5697-6606, H ea lt hP ar tn er s), Farhiya Farah (Saint Mary's University of Minnesota), Ahmed Osman (0000-0001-7174-0207), Ahmed Dalmar (0000-0002-9891-5852, Aurora Health Care), Diana K DuBois (WellShare International), Laura Sanka (WellShare International), Douglas J Pryce (Hennepin County Medical Center)
Year2020
Volume23
Issue4
Pages680-688
Publication date2020-09-17
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Immigrant and Minority Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1557-1912 • E-ISSN: 1557-1920
PublisherSpringer Science+Business Media (PUBLISHER • DE)
DOI10.1007/s10903-020-01078-3
PMID32940817
OpenAlexW3087370080
LanguageEN
Citations received5
References cited35

Disease · Dyslipidemia · Environmental health · Geography · Immigration · Obesity · Overweight · Population · Public health · Refugee · Somali · Demography · Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins · Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology · Medicine · Migration, Health and Trauma · Gerontology · Internal Medicine

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Citation span2023 - 2026 (4)
Highly citedNo
Open DOIOpen Access
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