The Global Epidemic of Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease
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The global epidemic of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease.
Of the 50 million deaths that occur in the world, 40 million occur in developing countries. Already a substantial proportion of these deaths are due to cardiovascular diseases. It is projected that by the year 2025 well over 80-90% of all the cardiovascular diseases in the world will be occurring in low income and middle income countries. This increase in cardiovascular disease is due to a numb...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Medical Principles and Practice
سال: 2002
ISSN: 1011-7571,1423-0151
DOI: 10.1159/000066416