Awareness of cardiovascular prevention methods among residents of post-communist Polish provinces with highest mortality rates

Central European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 183-189

  Pikala, Małgorzata ^a   Kaleta, Dorota ^a   Bielecki, Wojciech ^a   Maniecka Bryła, Irena ^a   Drygas, Wojciech ^a,b   Kwaśniewska, Magdalena ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF LODZ   (Poland)

^b INSTITUTE OF CARDIOLOGY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular disease; Central europe; Health promotion; Medical care; Prevention; Socioeconomic factors

Indexed keywords

EID: 84859049312     PISSN: 12107778     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21101/cejph.a3675     Document Type: Article

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