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Predictors of hypertension among Filipino immigrants in the Northeast US.
Journal of community health - 1 Oct 2013
Ursua Rhodora A, Islam Nadia Shilpi, Aguilar David E, Wyatt Laura C, Tandon S Darius, Abesamis-Mendoza Noilyn, Nur Potri Ranka Manis Queano, Rago-Adia Josephine, Ileto Benjamin, Rey Mariano J, Trinh-Shevrin Chau
Abstract excerpt
Hypertension remains disproportionately high among Filipinos compared to other racial and ethnic minority populations, and little research on cardiovascular disease risk factors has been conducted among Filipino immigrants in the Northeastern part of the United States. To determine hypertension prevalence and risk factors among Filipino Americans in the New York City area, blood pressure and other clinical...
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