Time trends in population cholesterol levels 1986-2004: Influence of lipid-lowering drugs, obesity, smoking and educational level. The northern Sweden MONICA study

Journal of Internal Medicine

Volumn 260, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 551-559

  Eliasson, M ^a,b   Janlert, U ^b   Jansson, J H ^b,c   Stegmayr, B ^b  

^a SUNDERBY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c Skelleftea Hospital   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cholesterol; Cohort; MONICA; Obesity; Smoking; Socioeconomy

Indexed keywords

ANTILIPEMIC AGENT; CHOLESTEROL;

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SAMPLE SIZE; SMOKING; SOCIOECONOMICS; SWEDEN; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANTILIPEMIC AGENTS; BODY MASS INDEX; CHOLESTEROL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SMOKING; SWEDEN;

EID: 33751119881     PISSN: 09546820     EISSN: 13652796     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2796.2006.01730.x     Document Type: Article

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