Trends and educational differences in non-communicable disease risk factors in Pitkäranta, Russia, from 1992 to 2007

• Published in: Scandinavian Journal of Public Health
• Main Authors: Vlasoff, Tiina, Laatikainen, Tiina, Korpelainen, Vesa, Uhanov, Mihail, Pokusajeva, Svetlana, Tossavainen, Kerttu, Vartiainen, Erkki, Puska, Pekka
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: SAGE Publications 2014
• Subjects: Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health; General Medicine; Pitkäranta; karelia*; Republic of Karelia
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1403494814556646; http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/1403494814556646; http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full-xml/10.1177/1403494814556646

Aim: Mortality and morbidity from non-communicable diseases (NCDs) is a major public health problem in Russia. The aim of the study was to examine trends and educational differences from 1992 to 2007 in NCD risk factors in Pitkäranta in the Republic of Karelia, Russia. Methods: Four cross-sectional...