Risk factors for cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases among ethnic Germans from the former Soviet Union: results of a nested case-control study
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Diseases of the circulatory system (CVD) are the most common causes of death in developed countries. However, the prevalence of CVD varies between countries; for example, the mortality rate in Russia is about four times higher than i...
Main Authors: | Kuhrs Ema, Winkler Volker, Becher Heiko |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2012-03-01
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Series: | BMC Public Health |
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Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/12/190 |
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