Lifestyle factors and varicose veins: Does cross-sectional design result in underestimate of the risk?

Phlebology

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 201-206

  Ahti, T M ^a   Makivaara L A ^a   Luukkaala, T ^a,b   Hakama, M ^a   Laurikka, J O ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TAMPERE   (Finland)

^b PIRKANMAA HOSPITAL DISTRICT   (Finland)

Author keywords

Lifestyle; Varicose veins

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; VARICOSIS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FINLAND; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OBESITY; REGISTER; VARICOSE VEINS;

ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; FINLAND; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FOOD HABITS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; REGISTRIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SMOKING; VARICOSE VEINS;

EID: 77955749952     PISSN: 02683555     EISSN: 14333031     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/phleb.2009.009031     Document Type: Article

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