Mortality from cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases in Europe and other areas of the world: An update

European Journal of Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 333-350

  Levi, Fabio ^a   Chatenoud, Liliane ^b   Bertuccio, Paola ^b   Lucchini, Francesca ^a   Negri, Eva ^b   Vecchia, Carlo La ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

^b MARIO NEGRI INSTITUTE FOR PHARMACOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cerebrovascular diseases; Coronary heart diseases; Europe; Mortality; Trends; World

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASIA; AUSTRALIA; BELARUS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DETERIORATION; DISEASE REGISTRY; EUROPE; FEMALE; HUMAN; JAPAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RUSSIAN FEDERATION; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX RATIO; SOUTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA; STANDARDIZED MORTALITY RATIO; TREND STUDY; UKRAINE; UNITED STATES; USSR; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 70349199476     PISSN: 17418267     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/HJR.0b013e328325d67d     Document Type: Article

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