Cardiovascular health in Italy. Ten-year surveillance of cardiovascular diseases and risk factors: Osservatorio Epidemiologico Cardiovascolare/Health Examination Survey 1998–2012

European Journal of Preventive Cardiology

Volumn 22, Issue , 2015, Pages 9-37

  Giampaoli, Simona ^a   Palmieri, Luigi ^a   Donfrancesco, Chiara ^a   Noce, Cinzia lo ^a   Pilotto, Lorenza ^b   Vanuzzo, Diego ^b  

^a ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

^b ANMCO RESEARCH CENTER   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular risk factors; educational level; health examination survey; prevention

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; DYSLIPIDEMIAS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL MONITORING; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; ITALY; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; PROCEDURES; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; TIME FACTOR;

ADULT; AGED; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; DYSLIPIDEMIAS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL MONITORING; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; ITALY; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SMOKING; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84989778443     PISSN: 20474873     EISSN: 20474881     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/2047487315589011     Document Type: Article

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