Risk factors for cardiovascular disease in a Brazilian population-based cohort study

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 90, Issue 2-3, 2003, Pages 205-211

  Moraes, Renan Stoll ^a   Fuchs, Flávio Danni ^a   Moreira, Leila Beltrami ^a   Wiehe, Mário ^a   Pereira, Gerson Martins ^a   Fuchs, Sandra Costa ^b  

^a HOSPITAL DE CLÍNICAS DE PORTO ALEGRE   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Alcohol consumption; Blood pressure; Cardiovascular disease; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BRAZIL; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CIGARETTE SMOKING; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; HEART FAILURE; HEART INFARCTION; HEART RATE; HEMODYNAMIC MONITORING; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INCOME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; SEX DIFFERENCE; STROKE; SUDDEN DEATH; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

EID: 0042885523     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-5273(02)00556-9     Document Type: Article

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