Determinants of cardiovascular disease and other non-communicable diseases in Central and Eastern Europe: Rationale and design of the HAPIEE study

BMC Public Health

Volumn 6, Issue , 2006, Pages

  Peasey, Anne ^a   Bobak, Martin ^a   Kubinova, Ruzena ^b   Malyutina, Sofia ^c   Pajak, Andrzej ^d   Tamosiunas, Abdonas ^e   Pikhart, Hynek ^a   Nicholson, Amanda ^a   Marmot, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Czech Republic)

^c INSTITUTE OF PHYSIOLOGY   (Russian Federation)

^d JAGIELLONIAN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Poland)

^e LITHUANIAN UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (Lithuania)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EUROPE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; ADDICTION; ALCOHOLISM; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; EASTERN EUROPE; ECONOMICS; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL STATUS;

AGED; ALCOHOLISM; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; EUROPE, EASTERN; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL CONDITIONS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 33750557199     PISSN: 14712458     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-6-255     Document Type: Article

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