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Raúl Costas

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Publications

15

Citations

817

H-Index

13

Active since

1962

Affiliations

University of Puerto Rico System(Current)

National Heart Lung and Blood Institute

University of Puerto Rico, Medical Sciences Campus

Raúl Costas is an author at University of Puerto Rico System specializing in public health, cardiovascular disease, and cardiovascular epidemiology.

Top concepts

Public HealthCardiovascular DiseaseMedicineCardiovascular EpidemiologyCoronary Heart DiseaseCardiologyEpidemiologyHealth PolicyGlobal HealthAtherosclerosis

Publications per year

1962–1988

15

Publications

15

Hematocrit and risk of coronary heart disease: the Puerto Rico Heart Health Program

Paul D. Sorlie, Mario R. García-Palmieri, Raúl Costas et al. · American Heart Journal · 1981 · 148 citations

Cardiovascular Epidemiology, Cardiovascular Disease, Hematology +9

Increased physical activity: A protective factor against heart attacks in Puerto Rico

Mario R. García-Palmieri, Raúl Costas, M Cruz-Vidal et al. · The American Journal of Cardiology · 1982 · 141 citations

Protective Factor, Physical Activity Epidemiology, Physical Activity +13

AN APPARENT INVERSE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SERUM CHOLESTEROL AND CANCER MORTALITY IN PUERTO RICO

MARIO R. GARCIA-PALMIER, PAUL D. SORLIE, Raúl Costas et al. · American Journal of Epidemiology · 1981 · 120 citations

Cardiometabolic Risk, Puerto Rico, Epidemiology Of Cancer +20

ALCOHOL AND CORONARY HEART DISEASE IN PUERTO RICO

Steven J. Kittner, Mario R. García-Palmieri, Raúl Costas et al. · American Journal of Epidemiology · 1983 · 116 citations

Cardiovascular Epidemiology, Cardiovascular Disease, Alcohol Dependence +15

Risk Factors and Prevalence of Coronary Heart Disease in Puerto Rico

Mario R. García-Palmieri, Raúl Costas, M Cruz-Vidal et al. · Circulation · 1970 · 46 citations

Puerto Rico, Hyperlipidemia, Preventive Cardiology +17

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