The modifiable burden of worldwide mortality from cardiovascular diseases

The Lancet Diabetes and Endocrinology

Volumn 2, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 604-606

  Huxley, Rachel R ^a,b   Perkovic, Vlado ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b GEORGE INSTITUTE FOR GLOBAL HEALTH   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; GLUCOSE;

BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MORTALITY; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SOCIOECONOMICS; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; COMPLICATION; COST OF ILLNESS; HEALTH; HEALTH PROMOTION; POPULATION DYNAMICS;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; COST OF ILLNESS; GLOBAL HEALTH; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH TRANSITION; HUMANS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84906935852     PISSN: 22138587     EISSN: 22138595     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S2213-8587(14)70040-3     Document Type: Note

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