Analysing the large decline in coronary heart disease mortality in the Icelandic population aged 25-74 between the years 1981 and 2006.

Analysing the large decline in coronary heart disease mortality in the Icelandic population aged 25-74 between the years 1981 and 2006.

<h4>Background</h4>Coronary heart disease (CHD) mortality rates have been decreasing in Iceland since the 1980s. We examined how much of the decrease between 1981 and 2006 could be attributed to medical and surgical treatments and how much to changes in cardiovascular risk factors.<h4...

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Main Authors: Thor Aspelund, Vilmundur Gudnason, Bergrun Tinna Magnusdottir, Karl Andersen, Gunnar Sigurdsson, Bolli Thorsson, Laufey Steingrimsdottir, Julia Critchley, Kathleen Bennett, Martin O'Flaherty, Simon Capewell
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Language:EN
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/cdb1f3c85f7f4bc8ba8bc4e975b23b43
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