The global burden of cardiovascular diseases

Canadian Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 15, Issue SUPPL. G, 1999, Pages

  MacLean, David R ^a   Chockalingam, Arun ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CAUSE OF DEATH; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HEALTH; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; AGED; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CAUSE OF DEATH; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 0033254947     PISSN: 0828282X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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