Trends in cardiovascular disease: Are we winning the war?

CMAJ. Canadian Medical Association Journal

Volumn 180, Issue 13, 2009, Pages 1285-1286

  Capewell, Simon ^a   O'Flaherty, Martin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; DISEASE SEVERITY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEART FAILURE; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; MORTALITY; NOTE; PREVALENCE; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING CESSATION; STROKE; TOBACCO; AGE; CANADA; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; MALE; REGISTER; SEX DIFFERENCE;

AGE FACTORS; CANADA; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; MALE; MORTALITY; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PATIENT ADMISSION; REGISTRIES; SEX FACTORS; STROKE;

EID: 67650747429     PISSN: 08203946     EISSN: 14882329     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.090938     Document Type: Note

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