Prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors in the urban population of soussa in tunisia

Journal of Public Health (United Kingdom)

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 392-396

  Ghannem, H ^a   Hadj Fredj, A ^a  

^a Faculty of Medicine South University   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

cardiovascular diseases; epidemiology; prevention; risk factor; Tunisia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHRONIC DISEASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIET; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LIFESTYLE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SECONDARY PREVENTION; SMOKING HABIT; TUNISIA; URBAN POPULATION; URBANIZATION; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; DIABETES COMPLICATIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SMOKING; TUNISIA; URBAN HEALTH;

EID: 0031448767     PISSN: 17413842     EISSN: 17413850     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.pubmed.a024666     Document Type: Article

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