Atherosclerotic vascular disease and risk factors in Turkey: From past to present

Journal of Atherosclerosis and Thrombosis

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 286-291

  Tokgözoǧlu, Lale ^a   Kaya, Ergün Bariş ^a  

^a HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; Coronary artery disease; Prevention; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; CHOLESTEROL;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; HYPERTENSION; INDUSTRIALIZATION; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; SALT INTAKE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SITTING; SMOKING; TREND STUDY; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); URBAN RURAL DIFFERENCE; WESTERN EUROPE; ADULT; AGED; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; MALE; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTOR; VASCULAR DISEASE;

ADULT; AGED; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CHOLESTEROL; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SMOKING; TURKEY; VASCULAR DISEASES;

EID: 59149083638     PISSN: 13403478     EISSN: 18803873     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5551/jat.e614     Document Type: Review

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