Cardiovascular risk and social class: Comparison between women living in rural and urban areas;Rischio cardiovascolare e classi sociali: Confronto tra popolazioni femminili adulte abitanti aree rurali e urbane

Giornale Italiano di Cardiologia

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 692-697

  Celentano, Egidio ^a   Palmieri, Luigi ^b   Galasso, Rocco ^c   Poce, Agata ^b   Panico, Salvatore ^d   Giampaoli, Simona ^b  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

^c Divisione di Oncologia Medica A   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CONFERENCE PAPER; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERTENSION; ITALY; PATIENT EDUCATION; RISK FACTOR; RURAL AREA; SMOKING; SOCIAL STATUS; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 0033020221     PISSN: 00465968     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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