Cardiovascular risk factor changes in Finland, 1972-1997

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 49-56

  Vartiainen, Erkki ^a   Jousilahti, Pekka ^a   Alfthan, Georg ^a   Sundvall, Jouko ^a   Pietinen, Pirjo ^a   Puska, Pekka ^a  

^a NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular diseases; Prevention; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; DISEASE PREVALENCE; HEALTH RISK; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; FINLAND; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOKING;

FINLAND;

EID: 0033994251     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/29.1.49     Document Type: Article

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