Correlates of preclinical cardiovascular disease in Indigenous and Non-Indigenous Australians: a case control study

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The high frequency of premature death from cardiovascular disease in indigenous Australians is often attributed to the high prevalence of risk factors, especially type II diabetes mellitus (DM). We evaluated the relationship of ethni...

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Main Authors: Shaw A Andrew, Jeffriess Leanne, Chan Lionel, Haluska Brian A, Shaw Joanne, Marwick Thomas H
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2008-07-01
Series:Cardiovascular Ultrasound
Online Access:http://www.cardiovascularultrasound.com/content/6/1/36