Population assessment of future trajectories in coronary heart disease mortality.

<h4>Background</h4>Coronary heart disease (CHD) mortality rates have been decreasing in Iceland since the 1980s, largely reflecting improvements in cardiovascular risk factors. The purpose of this study was to predict future CHD mortality in Iceland based on potential risk factor trends....

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Main Authors: Rosa Björk Thorolfsdottir, Thor Aspelund, Simon Capewell, Julia Critchley, Vilmundur Gudnason, Karl Andersen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/24465713/?tool=EBI