Evidence on the prevalence and geographic distribution of major cardiovascular risk factors in Italy

Public Health Nutrition

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 305-315

  Laccetti, Roberta ^a   Pota, Andrea ^a   Stranges, Saverio ^b   Falconi, Claudio ^a   Memoli, Bruno ^a   Bardaro, Leopoldo ^c   Guida, Bruna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular risk factors; Epidemiology; Italy; Nutrition; Population

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DYSLIPIDEMIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; VERY ELDERLY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DYSLIPIDEMIAS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OVERWEIGHT; PREVALENCE; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RISK FACTORS; SMOKING; YOUNG ADULT;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84872165053     PISSN: 13689800     EISSN: 14752727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1368980012002716     Document Type: Article

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