Interregional differences in health in Slovenia II. Estimated prevalence of selected behavioral risk factors for cardiovascular and related diseases

Croatian Medical Journal

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 644-650

  Zaletel Kragelj, Lijana ^a   Eržen, Ivan ^b   Fras, Zlatko ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Slovenia)

^c UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTRE LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

^d Ljubljana Health Center   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Alcohol drinking; Life style; Motor activity; Nutrition; Prevalence; Slovenia; Smoking; Stress

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ANGINA PECTORIS; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BRAIN INFARCTION; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LIFESTYLE; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NUTRITION; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SLOVENIA; SMOKING; STRESS;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; MALE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SLOVENIA;

EID: 9644265535     PISSN: 03539504     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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