Cardiovascular mortality of Turkish nationals residing in West Germany

Annals of Epidemiology

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 334-341

  Razum, Oliver ^a   Zeeb, Hajo ^b   Gerhardus, Ansgar ^a  

^a Dept of Trop Hyg/Pub Health ^*  (Germany)

^b GERMAN CANCER RESEARCH CENTER DKFZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular Diseases; Germany; Minority Groups; Mortality; Transients and Migrants

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; FEMALE; GERMAN FEDERAL REPUBLIC; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINORITY GROUP; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TRANSIENTS AND MIGRANTS; TURKEY;

EID: 0032127719     PISSN: 10472797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1047-2797(97)00232-9     Document Type: Article

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