title: Health in central Europe.
abstract: Some of the 11 central European countries enjoy today a high level of health, among the highest life expectancies worldwide and, concomitantly, low or intermediate risk factor levels for some of the major chronic diseases. However, on a regional level, and particularly according to social groups, important differences in risk, morbidity and mortality still remain. Perhaps the most dramatic differences now found relate to east-west differences within Europe. This paper addresses these issues drawing upon examples such as cancer of the colon and coronary heart disease.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Zurich, Switzerland.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Gutzwiller
mesh_terms: D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000401:mortality; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000401:mortality; D005060:Europe / Q000453:epidemiology; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D009017:Morbidity; D009026:Mortality / Q000639:trends; D012307:Risk Factors