Obituary: Martti Karvonen

Obituary: Martti Karvonen

By the time Karvonen had earned his medical degree from the University of Helsinki in 1945, and a PhD from the University of Cambridge in the UK in 1950, it was clear something was wrong: despite their active lifestyles, North Karelia's men were dying of heart disease. Blood pressure and smokin...

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Veröffentlicht in:The Lancet (British edition) 2009-09, Vol.374 (9694), p.972
1. Verfasser: Pincock, Stephen
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
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Anatomy & physiology
Blood pressure
Cardiovascular disease
Cardiovascular diseases
Cholesterol
Deaths
Nutrition
Studies
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Zusammenfassung:By the time Karvonen had earned his medical degree from the University of Helsinki in 1945, and a PhD from the University of Cambridge in the UK in 1950, it was clear something was wrong: despite their active lifestyles, North Karelia's men were dying of heart disease. Blood pressure and smoking rates among men have also fallen, while mortality from coronary heart disease and stroke has declined by about 80%.
ISSN:0140-6736
1474-547X