Cardiovascular disease prevention in Eastern Europe

Nutrition

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 452-457

  Ginter, Emil ^a  

^a INST OF PREV AND CLINICAL MEDICINE   (Slovakia)

Author keywords

Alcoholism; Antioxidant deficiency; Cardiovascular mortality; Eastern europe; Hypercholesterolemia; Nutrition; Risk factors; Smoking

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; DIET; EASTERN EUROPE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERTENSION; MALE; REVIEW; SMOKING; SOCIOECONOMICS;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; DIET; EUROPE, EASTERN; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERTENSION; MALE; SMOKING; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 0032058843     PISSN: 08999007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0899-9007(98)00017-3     Document Type: Article

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