Survey of cardiovascular diseases (acute myocardial infarction and stroke) and its risk factors in the elderly population of Spain: The EPICARDIAN study - Methods and demographics findings

CVD Prevention

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 290-300

  Sanchez, R G ^a   Bermejo, F ^a   Vega, S ^a   Muniz, J ^a   Lopez, I ^a   Suarez, C ^a   Novella, B ^a   Alonso, M ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO DE LA PRINCESA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular diseases; Elderly; Epidemiology; Inter examiner variability; Methods; Risk factors; Screening; Spain; Survey

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SMOKING; SPAIN; STROKE;

EID: 0033304799     PISSN: 10954155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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