An overview of the 1969-2007 follow-up study of chronic diseases and healthy ageing in Croatia and pertinent publications

Arhiv za Higijenu Rada i Toksikologiju

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 61-68

  Pavlović, Mladen ^a   Čorović, Naima ^a  

^a INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH AND OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Adult population; Cardiovascular disorders; Elderly population; Publications; Respiratory disorders; Selection criteria

Indexed keywords

AGING; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHRONIC DISEASE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMORBIDITY; CROATIA; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LONGEVITY; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; METHODOLOGY; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PUBLICATION; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; VOLUNTEER;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; CHRONIC DISEASE; CROATIA; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MORBIDITY;

EID: 63849221763     PISSN: 00041254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/10004-1254-60-2009-1900     Document Type: Article

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