Psychosocial and socioeconomic determinants of cardiovascular mortality in Eastern Europe: A multicentre prospective cohort study

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Authors

Taavi Tillmann · University College London

Hynek Pikhart · University College London

Anne Peasey · University College London

Růžena Kubínová · National Institute of Public Health

Andrzej Pająk · Jagiellonian University

Abdonas Tamošiūnas · Lithuanian University of Health Sciences

Sofia Malyutina

Abstract

Six psychosocial and socioeconomic factors were associated with cardiovascular mortality, independent of each other. Differences in mortality between cohorts from Russia versus Poland or Check Republic remained unexplained.

Topics & Keywords

Health disparities and outcomes Health Promotion and Cardiovascular Prevention Employment and Welfare Studies

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: PLoS Medicine

Volume 14, Issue 12, pp. e1002459-e1002459

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1002459

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