Small changes in United Kingdom cardiovascular risk factors could halve coronary heart disease mortality

ÜNAL, BELGİN; Critchley, JA; Capewell, S

doi:10.1016/j.jclinepi.2004.09.015

Small changes in United Kingdom cardiovascular risk factors could halve coronary heart disease mortality

ÜNAL B., Critchley J., Capewell S.

JOURNAL OF CLINICAL EPIDEMIOLOGY, vol.58, no.7, pp.733-740, 2005 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 58 Issue: 7
Publication Date: 2005
Doi Number: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2004.09.015
Journal Name: JOURNAL OF CLINICAL EPIDEMIOLOGY
Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Page Numbers: pp.733-740
Keywords: coronary heart disease, epidemiological modeling, risk factors
Dokuz Eylül University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Background and Objective: The U.K. government recently called for a 40% reduction in cardiovascular disease mortality by 2010. We examined the potential for cardiovascular risk factor changes to achieve that target.