Annals of Epidemiology
Volume 11, Issue 3 , Pages 157-165 , April 2001

Clustering of Risk Factors for Coronary Heart Disease: The Longitudinal Relationship with Lifestyle

  • Jos W.R Twisk, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Institute for Research in Extramural Medicine, EMGO-Institute, Faculty of Medicine, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to: Dr. Jos WR Twisk, EMGO-Institute, Faculty of Medicine, Vrije Universiteit, vd Boechorststraat 7, 1081 BT Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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  • Han C.G Kemper, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Institute for Research in Extramural Medicine, EMGO-Institute, Faculty of Medicine, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
    • ,
  • Willem Van Mechelen, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Institute for Research in Extramural Medicine, EMGO-Institute, Faculty of Medicine, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
    • Department of Social Medicine, EMGO-Institute, Faculty of Medicine, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
    • ,
  • G.Bertheke Post, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Institute for Research in Extramural Medicine, EMGO-Institute, Faculty of Medicine, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

Received 13 July 1998 ,Accepted 14 July 2000.

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Annals of Epidemiology
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