Decline in deaths from heart disease and stroke - United States, 1900-1999

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report

Volumn 48, Issue 30, 1999, Pages 649-656

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ART; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; DIET; HEART DISEASE; HISTORY; HUMAN; MORTALITY; RISK FACTOR; UNITED STATES;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CEREBROVASCULAR DISORDERS; DIET; HEART DISEASES; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; PORTRAITS; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

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