Open AccessDivided States of A merica: Regional Variation in Cardiovascular Health
Author(s) -
Arnett Donna K.
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
journal of the american heart association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.494
H-Index - 85
ISSN - 2047-9980
DOI - 10.1161/jaha.112.006114
Subject(s) - medicine , variation (astronomy) , cardiovascular health , environmental health , disease , physics , astrophysics
Approximately one third of the United States adult population has 1 or more types of cardiovascular disease (CVD), and CVD is the underlying cause for about one third of American deaths (2008 data).[1][1] CVDs are responsible for more deaths annually than accidents, chronic lower respiratory disease