Balcova heart study: rationale and methodology of the Turkish cohort

ERGÖR G., Soysal A., Sozmen K., ÜNAL B., Ucku R., KILIÇ B., ...More

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH, vol.57, no.3, pp.535-542, 2012 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 57 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 2012
  • Doi Number: 10.1007/s00038-011-0309-x
  • Journal Name: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.535-542
  • Keywords: CVD risk factors, Framingham risk score, Health promotion, CARDIOVASCULAR-DISEASE, RISK-FACTORS, PREVENTION, OBESITY, RATES
  • Dokuz Eylül University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Turkey is facing increasing rates of cardiovascular disease (CVD). The study is designed to meet the growing need to obtain information about the recent status and trends of CVD risk factors and their impact on mortality.