Coronary heart disease differences across Europe: A contribution from the Seven Countries Study

Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine

Volumn 14, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 767-772

  Menotti, Alessandro ^a   Puddu, Paolo E ^b  

^a Associazione Per la Ricerca Cardiologica   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

all cause mortality; CHD incidence; CHD mortality; Europe; geographical differences; Seven Countries Study

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; SATURATED FATTY ACID;

ADULT; CARDIOVASCULAR MORTALITY; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROATIA; DIETARY COMPLIANCE; FAT INTAKE; FINLAND; GREECE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NETHERLANDS; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; SERBIA; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; YUGOSLAVIA;

ADULT; CORONARY DISEASE; CROATIA; FINLAND; GREECE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; ITALY; JAPAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SERBIA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84885378031     PISSN: 15582027     EISSN: 15582035     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2459/JCM.0b013e3283628dff     Document Type: Review

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