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A Chinese Immigrant Paradox? Low Coronary Heart Disease Incidence but Higher Short‐Term Mortality in Western‐Dwelling Chinese Immigrants: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis

BACKGROUND: Chinese form a large proportion of the immigrant population in Western countries. There is evidence that Chinese immigrants experience an increased risk of coronary heart disease (CHD) after immigration in part due to cultural habits and acculturation. This is the first systematic review...

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Autores principales: Jin, Kai, Ding, Ding, Gullick, Janice, Koo, Fung, Neubeck, Lis
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4845291/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26683217
http://dx.doi.org/10.1161/JAHA.115.002568