Cardiovascular risk factors in a Roma sample population from Romania

Cardiovascular risk factors in a Roma sample population from Romania

Background. The Roma population has a high prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors, higher mortality, and shorter life expectancy. It is found in the largest number in Romania, but published data are still scarce here. We studied cardiovascular risk factors and disease along with target organ dama...

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Main Authors: Weiss Emma, Japie Cristina, Balahura Ana Maria, Bartos Daniela, Badila Elisabeta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sciendo 2018-09-01
Series:Romanian Journal of Internal Medicine
Subjects:
cardiovascular risk factors
gypsy
roma population
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.2478/rjim-2018-0010
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spelling doaj-b61c20efc44645e6ab623b69c951bacb2021-09-05T14:01:26ZengSciendoRomanian Journal of Internal Medicine2501-062X2018-09-0156319320210.2478/rjim-2018-0010rjim-2018-0010Cardiovascular risk factors in a Roma sample population from RomaniaWeiss Emma0Japie Cristina1Balahura Ana Maria2Bartos Daniela3Badila Elisabeta4Internal Medicine Department, “Floreasca” Emergency Clinical Hospital, Bucharest, RomaniaInternal Medicine Department, “Floreasca” Emergency Clinical Hospital, Bucharest, RomaniaInternal Medicine Department, “Floreasca” Emergency Clinical Hospital, Bucharest, RomaniaInternal Medicine Department, “Floreasca” Emergency Clinical Hospital, Bucharest, RomaniaInternal Medicine Department, “Floreasca” Emergency Clinical Hospital, Bucharest, RomaniaBackground. The Roma population has a high prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors, higher mortality, and shorter life expectancy. It is found in the largest number in Romania, but published data are still scarce here. We studied cardiovascular risk factors and disease along with target organ damage on a population of Roma inhabitants from Bucharest, Romania.https://doi.org/10.2478/rjim-2018-0010cardiovascular risk factorsgypsyroma population
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author Weiss Emma
Japie Cristina
Balahura Ana Maria
Bartos Daniela
Badila Elisabeta
spellingShingle Weiss Emma
Japie Cristina
Balahura Ana Maria
Bartos Daniela
Badila Elisabeta
Cardiovascular risk factors in a Roma sample population from Romania
Romanian Journal of Internal Medicine
cardiovascular risk factors
gypsy
roma population
author_facet Weiss Emma
Japie Cristina
Balahura Ana Maria
Bartos Daniela
Badila Elisabeta
author_sort Weiss Emma
title Cardiovascular risk factors in a Roma sample population from Romania
title_short Cardiovascular risk factors in a Roma sample population from Romania
title_full Cardiovascular risk factors in a Roma sample population from Romania
title_fullStr Cardiovascular risk factors in a Roma sample population from Romania
title_full_unstemmed Cardiovascular risk factors in a Roma sample population from Romania
title_sort cardiovascular risk factors in a roma sample population from romania
publisher Sciendo
series Romanian Journal of Internal Medicine
issn 2501-062X
publishDate 2018-09-01
description Background. The Roma population has a high prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors, higher mortality, and shorter life expectancy. It is found in the largest number in Romania, but published data are still scarce here. We studied cardiovascular risk factors and disease along with target organ damage on a population of Roma inhabitants from Bucharest, Romania.
topic cardiovascular risk factors
gypsy
roma population
url https://doi.org/10.2478/rjim-2018-0010
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