Changes in biological and behavioural cardiovascular risk factors among Russian adolescents during the transition period of the country

• Main Author: Verho, Anastasiya
• Other Authors: Kannas, Lasse, University of Helsinki, Faculty of Medicine, Doctoral Program in Population Health, NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH AND WELFARE (THL), Helsingin yliopisto, lääketieteellinen tiedekunta, Väestön terveyden tohtoriohjelma, Helsingfors universitet, medicinska fakulteten, Doktorandprogrammet i befolkningshälsan, Vartiainen, Erkki, Laatikainen, Tiina
• Format: Doctoral or Postdoctoral Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: Helsingin yliopisto 2020
• Subjects: Kansanterveystiede; Pitkäranta; karelia*; Republic of Karelia
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10138/312609

Non-communicable diseases, especially cardiovascular disease (CVD), account for the majority of deaths worldwide. It is well known that population health is vulnerable to political and economic influences. Russia has faced significant political and economic changes over the past few decades. The cou...