Swedish snuff and incidence of cardiovascular disease. A population-based cohort study

BMC Cardiovascular Disorders

Volumn 9, Issue , 2009, Pages

  Janzon, Ellis ^a   Hedblad, Bo ^b  

^a MALMÖ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INCIDENCE; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKELESS TOBACCO; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; COHORT ANALYSIS; FOLLOW UP; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; STROKE; SWEDEN;

AGED; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; STROKE; SWEDEN; TOBACCO, SMOKELESS;

EID: 67650095337     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712261     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2261-9-21     Document Type: Article

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