National and subnational mortality effects of metabolic risk factors and smoking in Iran: a comparative risk assessment

National and subnational mortality effects of metabolic risk factors and smoking in Iran: a comparative risk assessment

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Mortality from cardiovascular and other chronic diseases has increased in Iran. Our aim was to estimate the effects of smoking and high systolic blood pressure (SBP), fasting plasma glucose (FPG), total cholesterol (TC), and high bod...

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Main Authors: Farzadfar Farshad, Danaei Goodarz, Namdaritabar Hengameh, Rajaratnam Julie, Marcus Jacob R, Khosravi Ardeshir, Alikhani Siamak, Murray Christopher JL, Ezzati Majid
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-10-01
Series:Population Health Metrics
Online Access:http://www.pophealthmetrics.com/content/9/1/55

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