Do Mexican Americans Really Have Low Rates of Cardiovascular Disease?
Author: Stern, Michael P., M.D>
Date Published: 1999
Research article that challenges the conclusion made from vital statistics that Hispanic Americans have lower cardiovascular disease mortality than non-Hispanics whites. The study examines data gathered among Mexican Americans and White Americans in San Antonio, Texas. It concludes that Mexican Americans actually do have a higher rate of cardiovascular disease than whites.
Date Published: 1999
Research article that challenges the conclusion made from vital statistics that Hispanic Americans have lower cardiovascular disease mortality than non-Hispanics whites. The study examines data gathered among Mexican Americans and White Americans in San Antonio, Texas. It concludes that Mexican Americans actually do have a higher rate of cardiovascular disease than whites.
