Is migration to Sweden associated with increased prevalence of risk factors for cardiovascular disease?

European Journal of Preventive Cardiology

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 78-82

  Koochek, Afsaneh ^a   Mirmiran, Parvin ^c   Azizi, Tohid ^c   Padyab, Mojgan ^c   Johansson, Sven Erik ^a   Karlström, Brita ^b   Azizi, Fereidoun ^c   Sundquist, Jan ^a,d  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^d STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

cardiovascular disease; emigration and immigration; Iran; risk factors

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL OBESITY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; IRAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; MIGRATION; OBESITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING; SOCIAL STATUS; SWEDEN;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; IRAN; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SMOKING; SWEDEN;

EID: 39349083389     PISSN: 20474873     EISSN: 20474881     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/HJR.0b013e3282f21968     Document Type: Article

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