Veterans and risk of heart disease in the United States: A cohort with 20 years of follow up

International Journal of Preventive Medicine

Volumn 5, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 703-709

  Assari, Shervin ^a,b  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND REHABILITATION SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Cohort; Depression; Drinking; Exercise; Heart disease; Smoking; Veterans

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHRONIC DISEASE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DIABETES MELLITUS; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; EDUCATION; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEART DISEASE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INDEPENDENT VARIABLE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; MODIFIED CENTER FOR EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES DEPRESSION SCALE; RACE DIFFERENCE; RATING SCALE; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING; SOCIAL STATUS; UNITED STATES; VETERAN;

EID: 84902964717     PISSN: 20087802     EISSN: 20088213     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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