Examining trends in cardiovascular disease mortality across Europe: how does the introduction of a new European Standard Population affect the description of the relative burden of cardiovascular disease?

Examining trends in cardiovascular disease mortality across Europe: how does the introduction of a new European Standard Population affect the description of the relative burden of cardiovascular disease?

Abstract Background Some mortality statistics are misleading when comparing between countries due to varying age distributions in their populations. In order to adjust for these differences, age-standardised mortality rates (ASMRs) are often produced. ASMRs allow for comparisons between countries as...

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Main Authors: Shiva Tadayon, Kremlin Wickramasinghe, Nick Townsend
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-05-01
Series:Population Health Metrics
Subjects:
Cardiovascular disease
Epidemiology
European Standard Population
Mortality
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12963-019-0187-7

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