Impact of Unhealthy Behaviors on Cardiovascular Mortality in Finland, 1978–1993
Preventive MedicinePublished 1 January 1998
Riitta Luoto, Ritva Prättälä, Antti Uutela, Pekka Puska
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The combinations of unhealthy behaviors are to be preferred over the index in description of lifestyle determinants of cardiovascular mortality in a society showing remarkable improvement in health behaviors.
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The predictive values of unhealthy behaviors on cardiovascular mortality changed by period depending on their frequency. The combinations of unhealthy behaviors are to be preferred over the index in description of lifestyle determinants of cardiovascular mortality.
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