Autopsy on an empire: understanding mortality in Russia and the former Soviet Union

E Brainerd, DM Cutler - Journal of Economic perspectives, 2005 - aeaweb.org
Male life expectancy at birth fell by over six years in Russia between 1989 and 1994. Many
other countries of the former Soviet Union saw similar declines, and female life expectancy …

[PDF][PDF] Prevalence of hypertension in Lithuanian mariners

A Kirkutis, S Norkiene, P Griciene, J Gricius… - Proc West Pharmacol …, 2004 - Citeseer
Several international studies from Spain, the Netherlands, Poland, Croatia, and Finland
indicate contradicting findings regarding cardiovascular dysfunction among seamen, deep …

[PDF][PDF] Rozpowszechnienie nadciśnienia tętniczego oraz skuteczność jego leczenia u dorosłych mieszkańców naszego kraju. Wyniki programu WOBASZ

A Tykarski, A Posadzy-Małaczyńska… - Polish Heart …, 2005 - journals.viamedica.pl
Nadciœnienie têtnicze niewykryte, nieleczone lub niedostatecznie leczone jest, obok
palenia papierosów i hiperlipidemii, jednym z 3 najwa¿ niejszych niezale¿-nych czynników …

The Collaborative Study of Obesity and Diabetes in Adults (CODA) project: meta‐analysis design and description of participating studies

S Duval, G Vazquez, WL Baker, DR Jacobs Jr… - Obesity …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
Summary The Collaborative Study of Obesity and Diabetes in Adults (CODA) project was
formed to establish an international database of studies of abdominal obesity and type 2 …

Effect of excess body weight on quality of life and satisfaction with body image among middle-aged Lithuanian inhabitants of Kaunas city

M Bacevičienė, R Rėklaitienė, A Tamošiūnas - Medicina, 2009 - mdpi.com
The aim of the study was to identify the effect of overweight, obesity, and conditions related
to body weight on quality of life and to assess the relationship between body weight and …

[PDF][PDF] Tradicinių rizikos veiksnių paplitimas tarp sergančiųjų išemine širdies liga

E Rinkūnienė, Ž Petrulionienė, A Laucevičius… - Medicina, 2009 - academia.edu
Didelės imties studijų įrodyta, jog išeminę širdies ligą skatina išeminiai rizikos veiksniai.
Tačiau dažnai nurodoma, kad daugiau kaip 50 proc. pacientų, sergančių išemine širdies …

Prevalence of conventional risk factors in patients with coronary heart disease

E Rinkūnienė, Ž Petrulionienė, A Laucevičius… - Medicina, 2009 - mdpi.com
Extensive clinical and statistical studies have identified risk factors that increase the
incidence of coronary heart disease. It is commonly suggested that more than 50% of …

Determinants of daily smoking in Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, and Finland in 1994—2002

VV Helasoja, E Lahelma, RS Prättälä… - … Journal of Public …, 2006 - journals.sagepub.com
Aims: To investigate time trends in the smoking prevalence and the sociodemographic and
psychosocial background of smoking in the Baltic countries in comparison with Finland …

Prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors in Lithuanian middle-aged subjects participating in the primary prevention program, analysis of the period 2009–2012

A Laucevičius, E Rinkūnienė, A Skujaitė… - Blood …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Background. The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence and changes of
cardiovascular risk factors in the middle-aged Lithuanian subjects after conducting the …

Diverging trends in the incidence and mortality of stroke during the period 1986—2002: A study from the Stroke register in Kaunas, Lithuania

D Rastenyte, D Sopagiene… - … journal of public …, 2006 - journals.sagepub.com
Aims: The aim of the present study was to explore the longitudinal stroke trends in the
middle-aged Lithuanian population. Methods: All stroke events in the studied population …