Public Health
Volume 121, Issue 5 , Pages 378-384 , May 2007

Cardiovascular risk factors in the urban Mexican population: The FRIMEX study

  • E. Meaney

      Affiliations

    • Cardiovascular Unit, Hospital Regional 1° de Octubre, ISSSTE, Ave. Politécnico 1669, Col. Magdalena de las Salinas, Delegación Gustavo A. Madero, Mexico City D.F. 07300, Mexico
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +525510550587; fax: +525557544512.
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  • A. Lara-Esqueda

      Affiliations

    • National Epidemiologic Surveillance Center, Adult and Aged Adult Health Program, Secretariat of Health, Mexico City, Mexico
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  • G.M. Ceballos-Reyes

      Affiliations

    • Postgraduate and Research Division, Superior School of Medicine, National Polytechnic Institute, Mexico City, Mexico
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  • J. Asbun

      Affiliations

    • Postgraduate and Research Division, Superior School of Medicine, National Polytechnic Institute, Mexico City, Mexico
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  • A. Vela

      Affiliations

    • Cardiovascular Unit, Hospital Regional 1° de Octubre, ISSSTE, Ave. Politécnico 1669, Col. Magdalena de las Salinas, Delegación Gustavo A. Madero, Mexico City D.F. 07300, Mexico
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  • Y. Martínez-Marroquín

      Affiliations

    • National Epidemiologic Surveillance Center, Adult and Aged Adult Health Program, Secretariat of Health, Mexico City, Mexico
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  • V. López

      Affiliations

    • Cardiovascular Unit, Hospital Regional 1° de Octubre, ISSSTE, Ave. Politécnico 1669, Col. Magdalena de las Salinas, Delegación Gustavo A. Madero, Mexico City D.F. 07300, Mexico
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  • A. Meaney

      Affiliations

    • Cardiovascular Unit, Hospital Regional 1° de Octubre, ISSSTE, Ave. Politécnico 1669, Col. Magdalena de las Salinas, Delegación Gustavo A. Madero, Mexico City D.F. 07300, Mexico
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  • E. de la Cabada-Tamez

      Affiliations

    • National Epidemiologic Surveillance Center, Adult and Aged Adult Health Program, Secretariat of Health, Mexico City, Mexico
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  • Ó. Velázquez-Monroy

      Affiliations

    • National Epidemiologic Surveillance Center, Adult and Aged Adult Health Program, Secretariat of Health, Mexico City, Mexico
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  • R. Tapia-Conyer

      Affiliations

    • Undersecretariat of Prevention and Health Protection, Secretariat of Health, Mexico City, Mexico

Received 5 April 2006 ,Revised 18 September 2006 ,Accepted 20 November 2006.

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PII: S0033-3506(06)00338-6

doi: 10.1016/j.puhe.2006.11.008

Public Health
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