Cardiovascular risk and events in 17 low-, middle-, and high-income countries
BACKGROUND: More than 80% of deaths from cardiovascular disease are estimated to occur in low-income and middle-income countries, but the reasons are unknown. METHODS: We enrolled 156,424 persons from 628 urban and rural communities in 17 countries (3 high-income, 10 middle-income, and 4 low-income...
Published in: | New England Journal of Medicine |
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Language: | English |
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Massachussetts Medical Society
2014
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Online Access: | https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84907320446&doi=10.1056%2fNEJMoa1311890&partnerID=40&md5=5e95b45d4538790b41e073d6074942c8 |