Predicting the effect of prevention of ischaemic heart disease

Scandinavian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 5-11

  Brønnum Hansen, Henrik ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

cardiovascular risk factors; epidemiology; ischaemic heart disease; mortality; prevention; public health; simulation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DENMARK; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING;

ADULT; AGED; DENMARK; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH PRIORITIES; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA; PREVALENCE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RISK FACTORS; SMOKING;

EID: 1942490621     PISSN: 14034948     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/14034948020300010501     Document Type: Article

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