Association Between Perceived Neighborhood Characteristics and Carotid Artery Intima-Media Thickness: Cross-Sectional Results From the ELSA-Brasil Study | Zendy

Clarissa Willets | Zendy; Itamar S Santos | Zendy; Paulo A. Lotufo | Zendy; Isabela M Benseñor | Zendy; Cláudia Kimie Suemoto | Zendy

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Association Between Perceived Neighborhood Characteristics and Carotid Artery Intima-Media Thickness: Cross-Sectional Results From the ELSA-Brasil Study

Author(s) -

Clarissa Willets,

Itamar S Santos,

Paulo A. Lotufo,

Isabela M Benseñor,

Cláudia Kimie Suemoto

Publication year - 2019

Publication title -

global heart

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.012

H-Index - 37

eISSN - 2211-8179

pISSN - 2211-8160

DOI - 10.1016/j.gheart.2019.09.002

Subject(s) - medicine , intima media thickness , cross sectional study , association (psychology) , carotid arteries , common carotid artery , cardiology , pathology , psychology , psychotherapist

Living in a neighborhood with a low socioeconomic context may increase the risk of coronary heart disease. However, few studies have explored the impact of neighborhood characteristics on subclinical atherosclerosis, and their role as a risk factor for cardiovascular disease has not yet been studied in poor countries.

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