Issues for cardiovascular disease risk factor development in Europe

Preventive Medicine

Volumn 29, Issue 6 I, 1999, Pages

  De Backer, Guy G ^a,c   Maes, L ^a   Van De Mieroop, E ^b  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^c GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

CVD prevention; Health behaviors; Youth

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CORONARY RISK; EUROPE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADULT; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CLINICAL TRIALS; EUROPE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; PRIMARY PREVENTION; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033452194     PISSN: 00917435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/pmed.1999.0493     Document Type: Article

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