Estimating the Proportion of Diabetes to the Attributable Burden of Cardiovascular Diseases in Iran
Background: This study aimed at estimating the proportion of diabetes as a risk factor to the attributable burden of cardiovascular diseases in Iran. Methods: Comparative Risk Assessment methodology was used to calculating Potential Impact Fraction (PIF). To calculate PIF, data on the prevalence...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Tehran University of Medical Sciences
2012-08-01
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Series: | Iranian Journal of Public Health |
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Online Access: | https://ijph.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijph/article/view/2531 |