The social transition of risk factors for cardiovascular disease in the African region: Evidence from three cross-sectional surveys in the Seychelles

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 168, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 1201-1206

  Stringhini, Silvia ^a   Viswanathan, Bharathi ^b   Gédéon, Jude ^b   Paccaud, Fred ^a   Bovet, Pascal ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

^b Ministry of Health   (Australia)

Author keywords

Africa; Cardiovascular risk factors; Low and middle income countries; Social determinants; Survey; Trends

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICA; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRINKING; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERTENSION; KENYA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEYCHELLES; SMOKING; SOCIAL STATUS; URBANIZATION;

AFRICA; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK FACTORS; LOW AND MIDDLE INCOME COUNTRIES; SOCIAL DETERMINANTS; SURVEY; TRENDS;

ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; RISK FACTORS; SEYCHELLES; SMOKING; SOCIAL CLASS;

EID: 84885299339     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: 18741754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2012.11.064     Document Type: Article

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