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