Risk factors for cardiovascular disease in Canada

Canadian Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 19, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 1249-1259

  Tanuseputro, Peter ^a   Manuel, Douglas G ^a,b   Leung, Mark ^a   Nguyen, Kathy ^c   Johansen, Helen ^c  

^a INSTITUTE FOR CLINICAL EVALUATIVE SCIENCES   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c STATISTICS CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Hypertension; Obesity; Population health; Prevention; Risk factors; Smoking

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CANADA; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; DIABETES MELLITUS; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; IMMOBILIZATION; LIFESTYLE; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SITTING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CANADA; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CHILD; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY PREVENTION; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SMOKING; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0344117502     PISSN: 0828282X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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