Hypertension among Polish males during the economic transition

Economics and Human Biology

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 61-73

  Lipowicz, Anna ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF ANTHROPOLOGY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Blood pressure; Cardiovascular risk; Economic transformation; Poland; Psychosocial factors; Transitional economics

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EDUCATION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MARRIAGE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POLAND; POLITICAL SYSTEM; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK ASSESSMENT; SMOKING; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL CHANGE; SOCIETY; URBANIZATION;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; BODY MASS INDEX; ECONOMICS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLAND; SOCIAL CHANGE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 33846928495     PISSN: 1570677X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ehb.2006.10.006     Document Type: Article

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