Cardiovascular diseases as a growing health problem in developing countries: The role of nutrition in the epidemiologic transition

Public Health Reviews

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 131-146

  Pearson, Thomas A ^a,b  

^a BASSETT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; HUMAN; MALNUTRITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; GENETICS, POPULATION; HEALTH TRANSITION; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0029860183     PISSN: 03010422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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