Cardiovascular mortality and risk behaviours by degree of urbanization before, during and after the economic crisis in Spain

• Main Authors: Almudena Moreno-Lostao (Author), Juan M. Guerras (Author), Lourdes Lostao (Author), Luis de la Fuente (Author), David Martínez (Author), Fernando Rodríguez-Artalejo (Author), Enrique Regidor (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2019-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background To estimate the relationship of the degree of urbanization to cardiovascular mortality and to risk behaviours before, during and after the 2008 economic crisis in Spain. Methods In three areas of residence - large urban areas, small urban areas and rural areas - we calculated the...