With increasing ageing in Western populations, what are the prospects for lowering the incidence of coronary heart disease?

QJM: An International Journal of Medicine

Volumn 94, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 107-112

  Walker, A R P ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^b NATIONAL HEALTH LABORATORY SERVICE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGING; CAUSE OF DEATH; DIET; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MALE; MORTALITY; NOTE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POPULATION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; WESTERN HEMISPHERE;

EID: 0035109594     PISSN: 14602725     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/qjmed/94.2.107     Document Type: Note

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