Cardiovascular risk factor trends in the Eastern Mediterranean region: evidence from four countries is alarming

International Journal of Public Health

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 3-11

  Sözmen, Kaan ^a   Ünal, Belgin ^b   Saidi, Olfa ^c   Romdhane, Habiba Ben ^c   Abu Rmeileh, Niveen M E ^d   Husseini, Abdullatif ^d   Fouad, Fouad ^e   Maziak, Wasim ^f   Bennett, Kathleen ^g   O’Flaherty, Martin ^h   Capewell, Simon ^h   Critchley, Julia ⁱ  

^a IZMIR KATIP CELEBI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b DOKUZ EYLUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TUNIS EL MANAR   (Tunisia)

^d BIRZEIT UNIVERSITY   (Palestine)

^e SYRIAN CENTER FOR TOBACCO STUDIES   (Syrian Arab Republic)

^f FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^h UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

ⁱ ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular diseases; Diabetes; Obesity; Risk factors; Smoking; Trend

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; BLOOD; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MIDDLE EAST; MORTALITY; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; SEX; SMOKING; SOCIOECONOMICS; TUNISIA; VERY ELDERLY;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY MASS INDEX; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CHOLESTEROL; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MIDDLE EAST; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SEX; SMOKING; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TUNISIA;

EID: 84921936770     PISSN: 16618556     EISSN: 1420911X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00038-014-0610-6     Document Type: Article

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