Comparison of trends in ischaemic heart disease between North Karelia, Finland, and Kaunas, Lithuania, from 1971 to 1987

Objective—To compare the long-term trends in mortality and attack rate of ischaemic heart disease in North Karelia, Finland, and in Kaunas, Lithuania, from 1971 to 1987.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Rastenyte, Daiva, Salomaa, Veikko, Mustaniemi, Harri, Rasteniene, Dalia, Grazuleviciene, Regina, Cepaitis, Zygimantas, Kankaanpää, Jari, Kuulasmaa, Kari, Torppa, Jorma, Bluzhas, Juozas, Tuomilehto, Jaakko
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1992
Subjects:
Epidemiology
karelia*
Online Access:http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1025200
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1467041
Description
Summary:Objective—To compare the long-term trends in mortality and attack rate of ischaemic heart disease in North Karelia, Finland, and in Kaunas, Lithuania, from 1971 to 1987.

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