Is the cardiovascular risk profile of people living in Roma settlements worse in comparison with the majority population in Slovakia?

Ingrid Babinska (), Zuzana Veselska, Daniela Bobakova, Daniel Pella, Salvatore Panico, Sijmen Reijneveld, Peter Jarcuska, Pavol Jarcuska, Ivan Zezula and Andrea Geckova
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International Journal of Public Health, 2013, vol. 58, issue 3, 417-425

Abstract: Our study confirmed higher rates of some CVD risk factors in Roma compared with non-Roma. Our findings call for interventions aiming at decreasing CVD risks and improving health literacy among Roma, to reduce CVD morbidity and premature mortality. Copyright Swiss School of Public Health 2013

Keywords: Roma; Ethnicity; Cardiovascular diseases; Biological risk factors; Participatory approach (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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DOI: 10.1007/s00038-013-0463-4

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