Open AccessSystemic inflammation and Viral Exposure among Young Mexican American Women: Nativity-Related Differences
Author(s) -
Natalya Rosenberg,
Martha L. Daviglus,
Holli A. DeVon,
Chang Gi Park,
Kamal Eldeirawi
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
ethnicity and disease
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.767
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1945-0826
pISSN - 1049-510X
DOI - 10.18865/ed.27.2.133
Subject(s) - inflammation , systemic inflammation , medicine , young adult , demography , gerontology , sociology
Factors contributing to elevated inflammation in racial/ethnic minority populations are not well understood. We examined the association of viral exposure with C-reactive protein (CRP) in young Mexican American women.
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