Cardiovascular Disease in American Indian and Alaska Native Youth: Unique Risk Factors and Areas of Scholarly Need

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Summarizes the available research from a population-based study on cardiovascular disease (CVD) in American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) youth under the age of 21 years. Includes a discussion on the risk factors associated with environmental exposures, diet, physical activity, and early onset of obesity found in adult American Indians in rural and urban areas of Oklahoma, Arizona, North Dakota, and South Dakota.

Jason F. Deen, Alexandra K. Adams, Amanda Fretts, et al.

Journal of the American Heart Association, 6(10)

10/2017

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American Indian or Alaska Native · Cardiovascular disease · Children and youth · Statistics and data