Combating the epidemic of heart disease

JAMA

Volumn 308, Issue 24, 2012, Pages 2624-2625

  Levy, Daniel ^a  

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOPSY; CAUSE OF DEATH; CORONARY ARTERY ATHEROSCLEROSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EDITORIAL; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; LIFE EXPECTANCY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 84871522260     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.2012.164971     Document Type: Editorial

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