Leading causes of death in the United States [2]

JAMA

Volumn 295, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 383-384

  Cutler, Jeffrey A ^a   Thom, Thomas J ^a   Roccella, Edward ^a  

^a NATIONAL HEART LUNG AND BLOOD INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID;

CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; DEATH; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; LETTER; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; STROKE; UNITED STATES; VASCULAR DISEASE; CAUSE OF DEATH; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; NOTE;

CAUSE OF DEATH; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 31344442303     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.295.4.383-b     Document Type: Letter

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