Cardiovascular Health among Adults in Syria: A Model from Developing Countries

Annals of Epidemiology

Volumn 17, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 713-720

  Maziak, Wasim ^a   Rastam, Samer ^a   Mzayek, Fawaz ^a   Ward, Kenneth D ^a   Eissenberg, Thomas ^a   Keil, Ulrich ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS   (United States)

Author keywords

Adult; Aleppo; Cardiovascular Health; Syria

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADULT; AGED; ANGINA PECTORIS; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEART FAILURE; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; OBESITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; RISK FACTOR; STROKE; SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; SYRIA;

EID: 34548019021     PISSN: 10472797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2007.03.016     Document Type: Article

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