Risk factors for cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases among ethnic Germans from the former Soviet Union: results of a nested case-control study
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 in Western Europe. In a recent retrospective cohort study it was une...
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| Format: | Article (Journal) |
| Language: | English |
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13 March 2012
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BMC public health
Year: 2012, Volume: 12, Pages: 1-9 |
| ISSN: | 1471-2458 |
| DOI: | 10.1186/1471-2458-12-190 |
| Online Access: | Verlag, kostenfrei, Volltext: http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-12-190 Verlag, kostenfrei, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-12-190 
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| Author Notes: | Ema Kuhrs, Volker Winkler and Heiko Becher |
| Summary: | 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 in Western Europe. In a recent retrospective cohort study it was unexpectedly found that CVD mortality is lower among "Aussiedler" (ethnic Germans from the former Soviet Union) compared to the German population. |
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| Item Description: | Gesehen am 26.11.2018 |
| Physical Description: | Online Resource |
| ISSN: | 1471-2458 |
| DOI: | 10.1186/1471-2458-12-190 |