The association between family history of coronary heart disease (CHD) and morbidity and mortality due to atherosclerotic sequelae, although well documented in population-based samples of whites, has been little studied in African Americans. Less is known about the relationship between a family hist
The Psychosocial Vulnerability Model of Hostility as a Predictor of Coronary Heart Disease in Low-income African Americans
โ Scribed by Karen B. Grothe; Jamie S. Bodenlos; Dori Whitehead; Jake Olivier; Phillip J. Brantley
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2008
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 177 KB
- Volume
- 15
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1068-9583
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Family history of coronary heart disease (CHD) has been found to be a risk factor for CHD in numerous studies. Few studies have addressed whether a quantitative measure of family history of CHD (family risk score, FRS) predicts CHD in African Americans. This study assessed the association between FR