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3413.0 Cardiovascular Disease EpidemiologyMonday, November 9, 2009: 4:30 PM
Oral
This informative session will focus on issues in cardiovascular disease epidemiology. Presentations will include discussions of hypertension among US military service members, a multi-lingual telephone-based cardiovascular risk assessment for urban low-income, uninsured wome, health disparities in cardiometabolic disorders, and Barker's "fetal origin hypothesis" in terms of arterial compliances.
Session Objectives: 1. Describe the incidence of self-reported hypertension among US military service members.
2. Discuss cardiovascular risk factors for urban, low-income and uninsured women in Los Angeles County.
3. Discuss differences in the prevalence of cardiometabolic conditions among different race/ethnic groups.
Moderator:
Kurt J. Greenlund, PhD
4:53 PM
5:29 PM
See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information. Organized by: Epidemiology
CE Credits: Medical (CME), Health Education (CHES), Nursing (CNE), Public Health (CPH)
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