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Coronary heart disease trends in England and Wales from 1984 to 2004: concealed levelling of mortality rates among young adults
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Background: Trends in cardiovascular risk factors among UK adults present a complex picture. Ominous increases in obesity and diabetes among young adults raise concerns about subsequent coronary heart disease (CHD) mortality rates in this group. Objective: To examine recent trends in age-specific mortality rates from CHD particularly those among younger adults. Methods and results: Mortality data from 1984 to 2004 were used to calculate age-specific mortality rates for British adults aged 35+...
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- Publication status:
- Published
- Peer review status:
- Peer reviewed
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- Publisher:
- BMJ Publishing Group
- Journal:
- Heart Journal website
- Volume:
- 94
- Issue:
- 2
- Pages:
- 178-181
- Publication date:
- 2008-02-01
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- EISSN:
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1468-201X
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- English
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- Local pid:
- ora:3231
- Deposit date:
- 2010-01-18
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- Copyright holder:
- M O'Flaherty et al
- Copyright date:
- 2008
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