Secular changes in prevalence of cardiovascular diseases in elderly Finns

Scandinavian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 274-280

  Kattainen, Anna ^a   Reunanen, Antti ^a   Koskinen, Seppo ^a   Martelin, Tuija ^a   Knekt, Paul ^a   Aromaa, Arpo ^a  

^a NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

aged; cardiovascular diseases; health survey; prevalence; public health

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT;

AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; COMORBIDITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MALE; PREVALENCE; RANDOMIZATION; SEX RATIO; ANGINA PECTORIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH SURVEY; HEART FAILURE; HEART INFARCTION; INTERMITTENT CLAUDICATION; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGED; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CEREBROVASCULAR DISORDERS; COMORBIDITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; PREVALENCE; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 0037843359     PISSN: 14034948     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14034940210134013     Document Type: Article

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