Global burden of cardiovascular diseases. Part I: General considerations, the epidemiologic transition, risk factors, and impact of urbanization

Circulation

Volumn 104, Issue 22, 2001, Pages 2746-2753

  Yusuf, Salim ^a,c   Reddy, Srinath ^b   Ôunpuu, Stephanie ^a   Anand, Sonia ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

^c HAMILTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Heart diseases; Prevention

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; CHRONIC DISEASE; ETHNOLOGY; HEART DEATH; HUMAN; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; THROMBOSIS; URBANIZATION;

EID: 0035960630     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/hc4601.099487     Document Type: Article

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