Cardiovascular risk and events in 17 low-, middle-, and high-income countries

BACKGROUND: More than 80% of deaths from cardiovascular disease are estimated to occur in low-income and middle-income countries, but the reasons are unknown. METHODS: We enrolled 156,424 persons from 628 urban and rural communities in 17 countries (3 high-income, 10 middle-income, and 4 low-income...

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Main Authors:	Anand, S. (Author), Avezum, A. (Author), Bo, J. (Author), Chifamba, J. (Author), Dagenais, G. (Author), Diaz, R. (Author), Gupta, R. (Author), Iqbal, R. (Author), Islam, S. (Author), Ismail, N. (Author), Kelishadi, R. (Author), Kruger, A. (Author), Kumar, R. (Author), Lanas, F. (Author), Lear, S. (Author), Li, W. (Author), Liu, L. (Author), Liu, T. (Author), Lopez-Jaramillo, P. (Author), Lou, Q. (Author), Lu, F. (Author), McKee, M. (Author), McQueen, M. (Author), Mohan, V. (Author), Mony, P. (Author), Oguz, A. (Author), Puoane, T. (Author), Rahman, O. (Author), Rangarajan, S. (Author), Rosengren, A. (Author), Swaminathan, S. (Author), Szuba, A. (Author), Teo, K. (Author), Vijayakumar, K. (Author), Wielgosz, A. (Author), Yu, L. (Author), Yusoff, K. (Author), Yusuf, S. (Author), Yusufali, A. (Author), Zhang, S. (Author)
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Language:	English
Published:	Massachussetts Medical Society 2014
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Cardiovascular Risk and Events in 17 Low-, Middle-, and High-Income Countries

by PURE Investigators, Anand, S, Avezum, A, Bo, J, Chifamba, J, Dagenais, G, Diaz, R, Gupta, R, Iqbal, R, Islam, S, Ismail, N, Kelishadi, R, Kruger, A, Kumar, R, Lanas, F, Lear, S, Li, W, Liu, L, Liu, T, Lopez-Jaramillo, P, Lou, Q, Lu, F, McKee, M, McQueen, M, Mohan, V, Mony, P, Oguz, A, Puoane, T, Rahman, O, Rangarajan, S, Rosengren, A, Swaminathan, S, Szuba, A, Teo, K, Vijayakumar, K, Wielgosz, A, Yu, L, Yusoff, K, Yusuf, S, Yusufali, A, Zhang, S

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Cardiovascular risk and events in 17 low-, middle-, and high-income countries

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