Development of a cardiovascular risk score for use in low- and middle-income countries

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 141, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1375-1380

  Aslibekyan, Stella ^a   Campos, Hannia ^b   Loucks, Eric B ^a   Linkletter, Crystal D ^a   Ordovas, Jose M ^c   Baylin, Ana ^a,d  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; FEMALE; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE INCOME GROUP; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SMOKING; SOCIAL STATUS; WAIST HIP RATIO;

ALCOHOL DRINKING; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COSTA RICA; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DIET; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; ROC CURVE; SMOKING; SOCIAL CLASS; WAIST-HIP RATIO;

EID: 79960324552     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: 15416100     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3945/jn.110.133140     Document Type: Article

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