Cardiovascular risk factors of young adults in relation to parental socioeconomic status: The Cardiovascular Risk in Young Finns Study

Annals of Medicine

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 142-151

  Leino, Marketta ^a   Raitakari, Olli T ^a   Porkka, Kimmo V K ^b   Helenius, Hans Y M ^a   Viikari, Jorma S A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Coronary heart disease; Risk factors; Socioeconomic status; Young adults

Indexed keywords

HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; MONOUNSATURATED FATTY ACID; POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACID;

ADULT; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; EDUCATION; FAT INTAKE; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMAN; INCOME; LIFESTYLE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OCCUPATION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIAL STATUS; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 0034019135     PISSN: 07853890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/07853890009011764     Document Type: Article

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