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Cardiovascular risk during early adult life. Risk markers among participants in "Live for Life" health promotion programme in Sweden.

Lars‐Göran Persson, K. Lindström, Hans Lingfors, C. Bengtsson, Lauren Lissner

Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health · 1998 · 49 citations · 25 references

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Abstract

The results indicate that the risk of cardiovascular disease, as assessed from studying lifestyle and biological risk markers, increases early in life, suggesting that preventive measures should start early.

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