Risk factors for cardiovascular disease in a Portuguese university population;Factores de risco cardiovascular numa população universitária Portuguesa

Revista Portuguesa de Cardiologia

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 7-25

  Brandão, Maria Piedade ^a,b   Pimentel, Francisco Luís ^a,c   Silva, Carolina C ^d   Cardoso, Margarida Fonseca ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

^b Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental

^c Hospital So Sebastio   (Portugal)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular diseases; Nutrients; Physical activity; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; DIETARY INTAKE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERGLYCEMIA; HYPERHOMOCYSTEINEMIA; HYPERTENSION; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PORTUGAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; UNIVERSITY STUDENT;

ADULT; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PORTUGAL; RISK FACTORS; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 41349113634     PISSN: 08702551     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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