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cardiovascular disease in Hispanic Americans
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- Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death and major cause of disability across racial and ethnic minority groups in the United States. Close to a third of deaths are attributed to CVD. Data compiled by the National Center of Health Statistics revealed that in 2004, among adult Hispanic Americans (18 years of age or older), 9.2 percent have heart disease, 6 percent have coronary heart disease, 19.6 percent have hypertension, and 2.8 percent have stroke. [Source: Encyclopedia of Obesity; Cardiovascular Disease in Hispanic Americans]
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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-W0Q4BKK0-N
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