Commentary: Smoking and atherosclerotic diseases in Asia - The implication in global atherosclerosis prevention

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 1045-1046

  Woo, Kam Sang ^a,b   Yip, Thomas W C ^a   Kwong, S K ^a   Chook, Ping ^a   Kum, Leo C C ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL;

HEALTH AND DISEASE;

ARTICLE; ASIA; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CHINA; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CORONARY ARTERY ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CULTURAL FACTOR; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE MARKER; EATING HABIT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; SMOKING CESSATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ASIA; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CHINA; CORONARY DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; SMOKING;

EID: 27544460109     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: 14643685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyi165     Document Type: Article

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