British Regional Heart Study: geographic variations in cardiovascular mortality, and the role of water quality.
- Resource Type
- Article
- Authors
- Pocock, S.J.; Shaper, A.G.; Cook, D.G.; Packham, R.F.; Lacey, R.F.; Powell, P.; Russell, P.F.
- Source
- British Medical Journal. 5/24/1980, Vol. 280 Issue 6226, p1243. 7p. 2 Diagrams, 4 Charts, 3 Graphs.
- Subject
- *WATER quality
*SOCIAL status
CARDIOVASCULAR disease related mortality
- Language
- ISSN
- 0007-1447
Examines the regional variations in cardiovascular mortality in Great Britain during 1969 to 1973. Role of water quality in cardiovascular mortality; Influence of climate and socioeconomic conditions on mortality rate; Effect of dietary intake of calcium on the rate of mortality.