Twelve-year changes in vascular risk factors and their associations with mortality in a cohort of 3499 Thais: The Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand study

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 461-468

  Sritara, Piyamitr ^a   Cheepudomwit, Sayan ^a,b   Chapman, Neil ^b   Woodward, Mark ^b   Kositchaiwat, Chomsri ^a   Tunlayadechanont, Supoch ^a   Sura, Tanyachai ^a   Hengprasith, Bunlue ^c   Tanphaichitr, Vichai ^a   Lochaya, Somchart ^a   Neal, Bruce ^b   Tanomsup, Supachai ^a   Yipintsoi, Tada ^d  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c Medical and Health Office   (Thailand)

^d PRINCE OF SONGKLA UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Cohort study; Mortality; Risk factors; Thailand; Vascular diseases

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CAUSE OF DEATH; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; HEALTH RISK; MEDICAL GEOGRAPHY; MORTALITY; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ELECTRICITY; EMPLOYEE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; THAILAND;

THAILAND;

EID: 0037967248     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyg105     Document Type: Article

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