The global epidemic of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease

Medical Principles and Practice

Volumn 11, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2002, Pages 3-8

  Yusuf, Salim ^a,b   Ôunpuu, Stephanie ^a   Anand, Sonia ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b HAMILTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CORONARY ARTERY ATHEROSCLEROSIS; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EPIDEMIC; HEALTH CARE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INFECTION; LIFE EXPECTANCY; LONGEVITY; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MORTALITY; NUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCY; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POLITICS; PREVALENCE; SMOKING; SOCIAL ASPECT; URBANIZATION;

ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 0036441331     PISSN: 10117571     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000066416     Document Type: Conference Paper

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