Contribution of education level and dairy fat sources to serum cholesterol in Russian and Finnish Karelia: results from four cross-sectional risk factor surveys in 1992–2007

Abstract Background Food habits vary by socio-economic group and geographic area. Data on socio-economic differences in food habits and in serum total cholesterol concentration from Russia are scarce. Our aim was to examine changes and educational differences in serum total cholesterol and in the co...

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Main Authors: Paalanen, Laura, Prättälä, Ritva, Laatikainen, Tiina
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: BioMed Central Ltd. 2012
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Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/12/910