High cardiovascular mortality in Russia cannot be explained by the classical risk factors. The Arkhangelsk study 2000

European Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 18, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 871-878

  Averina, Maria ^a   Nilssen, Odd ^a   Brenn, Tormod ^a   Brox, Jan ^b   Kalinin, Alexei G ^c   Arkhipovsky, Vadim L ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF NORTH NORWAY   (Norway)

^c NORTHERN STATE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

^d Semashko Clinic   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Coronary heart disease; Risk score; Russia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY RISK; FEMALE; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RUSSIAN FEDERATION;

EID: 0141458283     PISSN: 03932990     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1025626202235     Document Type: Article

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