Smokers in Västerbotten County, Sweden: What contributes to increased cardiovascular risk among heavy smokers?

Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 237-241

  Lundqvist, Gunnar ^a,b   Weinehall, Lars ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b Box 1442 ^*  (Sweden)

Author keywords

Biomedical risk factors; Cardiovascular disease; Cigarette smoking; Lifestyle factors; Social factors

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; TOBACCO SMOKE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ARTICLE; BIOMEDICINE; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GLUCOSE METABOLISM; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING; SOCIAL ASPECT; SWEDEN;

BODY MASS INDEX; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; RISK FACTORS; SMOKING; SWEDEN;

EID: 0344664511     PISSN: 02813432     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02813430310003002     Document Type: Article

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