Prevalence and incidence of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease and its risk factors in Korea: a nationwide population-based study

Abstract Background Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) is the leading cause of death in Korea. According to a report of published by Statistics Korea in 2014, cerebrovascular disease and cardiovascular disease were the major/leading causes of mortality. However, it is more difficult to i...

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Published in:	BMC Public Health
Main Authors:	Hyungtae Kim, Siin Kim, Sola Han, Pratik P. Rane, Kathleen M. Fox, Yi Qian, Hae Sun Suh
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	BMC 2019-08-01
Subjects:	Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease Prevalence Incidence
Online Access:	http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-019-7439-0