The role of overweight and obesity in adverse cardiovascular disease mortality trends: an analysis of multiple cause of death data from Australia and the USA

Abstract Background In recent years, there have been adverse trends in premature cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality rates (35–74 years) in the USA and Australia. Following long-term declines, rates in the USA are now increasing while falls in Australia have slowed rapidly. These two countries al...

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Main Authors: Tim Adair, Alan D. Lopez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-08-01
Series:BMC Medicine
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12916-020-01666-y