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1. Motivational Interviewing to Reduce Cardiovascular Risk in African American and Latina Women.

Author

Witt, Dawn R., Lindquist, Ruth, Treat-Jacobson, Diane, Boucher, Jackie L., Konety, Suma H., and Savik, Kay

Subjects
*CARDIOVASCULAR disease prevention, *BLACK people, *HISPANIC Americans, *BEHAVIOR modification, *CARDIOVASCULAR diseases risk factors, *CINAHL database, *PSYCHOLOGY information storage & retrieval systems, *MEDLINE, *HEALTH outcome assessment, *WOMEN'S health, *SYSTEMATIC reviews, *MOTIVATIONAL interviewing, *TREATMENT effectiveness
Published
2013
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2. The Problem of Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease: Include Women in the Solution.

Author

Witt, Dawn R., Boucher, Jackie L., and Hayes, Sharonne N.

Subjects
CARDIOVASCULAR disease related mortality, CARDIOVASCULAR disease prevention, CARDIOVASCULAR diseases risk factors, PEOPLE with diabetes, SEX distribution
Abstract

The author discusses aspects on the risk factor of cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) among patients with diabetes. He states that women with diabetes are 2.5 times prone to CVD development compared to nondiabetec women. He mentions that sex differences have an impact on CVD risk factors of diabetic patients. He adds that glycemic control is an important factor that must be considered in the study of CVD mortality among patients with diabetes.

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2013
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