From Framingham to North Karelia. From Descriptive Epidemiology to Public Health Action

Progress in Cardiovascular Diseases

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 15-20

  Puska, Pekka ^a  

^a NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular; Prevention; Public health; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER MORTALITY; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; COMMUNITY PROGRAM; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; EATING HABIT; EPIDEMIC; FINLAND; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; LIFE EXPECTANCY; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; MORTALITY; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK REDUCTION; SMOKING; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH; HEALTH SURVEY; HISTORY; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MALE; NATIONAL HEALTH ORGANIZATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; TIME; UNITED STATES;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FINLAND; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MALE; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH (U.S.); POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 77954172986     PISSN: 00330620     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pcad.2010.01.003     Document Type: Article

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