Open AccessPrevalence of Cardiovascular Disease and Risk Factors Among Somali Immigrants and Refugees
Author(s) -
Bjorn C. Westgard,
Brian C. Martinson,
Michael V. Maciosek,
Morgan Brown,
Zhiyuan Xu,
Farhiya Farah,
Ahmed Osman,
Ahmed Dalmar,
Diana K. DuBois,
Laura Sanka,
Douglas J. Pryce
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of immigrant and minority health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.758
H-Index - 57
eISSN - 1557-1920
pISSN - 1557-1912
DOI - 10.1007/s10903-020-01078-3
Subject(s) - somali , medicine , immigration , public health , overweight , population , obesity , environmental health , demography , disease , refugee , dyslipidemia , gerontology , geography , philosophy , linguistics , nursing , archaeology , sociology
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) risks are of concern among immigrants and refugees settling in affluent host countries. The prevalence of CVD and risk factors among Somali African immigrants to the U.S. has not been systematically studied.