Distribution of cardiovascular risk factors in Belgian army men

Archives of Environmental and Occupational Health

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 135-139

  Mullie, Patrick ^a,c   Clarys, Peter ^b   Hulens, Mieke ^a,d   Vansant, Greet ^a  

^a LEUVEN FOOD SCIENCE AND NUTRITION RESEARCH CENTRE LFORCE   (Belgium)

^b VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

^c QUEEN ASTRID MILITARY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular risk factors; Epidemiology; Military population; Socioeconomic position

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL;

ADULT; AGE; BELGIUM; BLOOD; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; SOCIOECONOMICS; SOLDIER; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; YOUNG ADULT; ARMY; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; COMPUTER PROGRAM; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL STATUS;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; BELGIUM; BODY MASS INDEX; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CHOLESTEROL; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MILITARY PERSONNEL; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SMOKING; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77956253266     PISSN: 19338244     EISSN: 21544700     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19338240903390339     Document Type: Article

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