2015-03-03
Social Inequalities in Cardiovascular Health Among Mothers and Their Offspring
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Sociale ongelijkheden in cardiovasculaire gezondheid bij moeders en hun kinderen
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of disability and mortality worldwide and has become a major public health concern.1 Globally, the number of people dying from CVD has been estimated to increase from more than 17 million in 2008, representing 30% of all global deaths, to more than 23 million in 2030.1 The largest contribution to the cardiovascular burden comes from coronary heart disease and stroke. The main cardiovascular risk factors have been identified nowadays, and they can be divided into behavioral risk factors (smoking, physical inactivity, unhealthy diet and excessive alcohol consumption), metabolic risk factors (high blood pressure, diabetes, overweight/ obesity and hypercholesterolemia) and other risk factors (ageing, gender and stress). Risk of CVD is not equally distributed among populations, but strongly associated with social disadvantage.
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| The Generation R Study is conducted by the Erasmus Medical Centre Rotterdam in close collaboration with the Faculty of Social Sciences of the Erasmus University Rotterdam, the Municipal Health Service Rotterdam area, the Rotterdam Homecare Foundation and the Stichting Trombosedienst & Artsenlaboratorium Rijnmond (STAR), Rotterdam. We gratefully acknowledge the contribution of general practitioners, hospitals, midwives and pharmacies in Rotterdam. The first phase of Generation R was made possible by the Erasmus Medical Centre Rotterdam, the Erasmus University Rotterdam; and the Netherlands Organisation for Health Research and Development (ZonMw). The work presented in this thesis was conducted at the Generation R Study Group and the Department of Public Health, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands. Financial support for this dissertation was kindly provided by: Erasmus MC Department of Public Health Erasmus University Rotterdam. | |
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Bouthoorn, S. (2015, March 3). Social Inequalities in Cardiovascular Health Among Mothers and Their Offspring. The Generation R Study is conducted by the Erasmus Medical Centre Rotterdam in close collaboration with the Faculty of Social Sciences of the Erasmus University Rotterdam, the Municipal Health Service Rotterdam area, the Rotterdam Homecare Foundation and the Stichting Trombosedienst & Artsenlaboratorium Rijnmond (STAR), Rotterdam. We gratefully acknowledge the contribution of general practitioners, hospitals, midwives and pharmacies in Rotterdam. The first phase of Generation R was made possible by the Erasmus Medical Centre Rotterdam, the Erasmus University Rotterdam; and the Netherlands Organisation for Health Research and Development (ZonMw). The work presented in this thesis was conducted at the Generation R Study Group and the Department of Public Health, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands. Financial support for this dissertation was kindly provided by: Erasmus MC Department of Public Health Erasmus University Rotterdam. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1765/77712 |
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