Risk factors of cardiovascular disease and their related socio-economical, environmental and health behavioral factors: Focused on low-middle income countries-a narrative review article

Iranian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 435-444

  Sun, Li Yuan ^a   Lee, Eun Whan ^a   Zahra, Aqeela ^a   Park, Jae Hyun ^a  

^a Samsung Medical Center   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular disease; Ecological study; Health behavior; Obesity

Indexed keywords

EID: 84935417443     PISSN: 22516085     EISSN: 22516093     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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