The inverse relation of average population blood pressure and stroke mortality rates in the seven countries study: A paradox

European Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 379-386

  Menotti, Alessandro ^a,h   Blackburn, Henry ^a   Kromhout, Daan ^b   Nissinen, Aulikki ^c   Karvonen, Martti ^d   Aravanis, Christ ^e   Dontas, Anastasios ^f   Fidanza, Flaminio ^g   Giampaoli, Simona ^h  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^d Athens Medical Center ^*

^e Athens Home for the Aged   (Greece)

^f UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

^g ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

^h Cardioricerca   (Greece)

Author keywords

Blood pressure; Population comparisons; Stroke

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; RISK FACTOR; STROKE; SUDDEN DEATH; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

ADULT; BLOOD PRESSURE; CEREBROVASCULAR DISORDERS; CONFOUNDING FACTORS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; EUROPE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERTENSION; JAPAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; SYSTOLE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0030789652     PISSN: 03932990     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1007326624702     Document Type: Article

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