Reduction of coronary heart disease risk factors in the German cardiovascular prevention study

Preventive Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 135-145

  Hoffmeister, H ^a   Mensink, G B M ^a   Stolzenberg, H ^a   Hoeltz, J ^b   Kreuter, H ^c   Laaser, U ^d   Nussel E ^e   Hullemann K D ^f   Troschke, J V ^g  

^a ROBERT KOCH INSTITUTE   (Germany)

^b Infratest Epidemiol and Hlth Res   (Germany)

^c Sci Inst of the German Med Assoc   (Germany)

^d BIELEFELD UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^e UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^f Inst Clin Physiol and Sports Med   (Germany)

^g UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY FAT; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CORONARY RISK; FAT INTAKE; GERMANY; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING;

EID: 0029935182     PISSN: 00917435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/pmed.1996.0039     Document Type: Article

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