Future declines of coronary heart disease mortality in England and Wales could counter the burden of population ageing.

BACKGROUND:Coronary Heart Disease (CHD) remains a major cause of mortality in the United Kingdom. Yet predictions of future CHD mortality are potentially problematic due to population ageing and increase in obesity and diabetes. Here we explore future projections of CHD mortality in England & Wa...

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Main Authors: Maria Guzman Castillo, Duncan O S Gillespie, Kirk Allen, Piotr Bandosz, Volker Schmid, Simon Capewell, Martin O'Flaherty
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4053422?pdf=render