Economic analysis of treatments reducing coronary heart disease mortality in England and Wales, 2000-2010

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Fidan D., ÜNAL B., Critchley J., Capewell S.

QJM-AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MEDICINE, vol.100, no.5, pp.277-289, 2007 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 100 Issue: 5
  • Publication Date: 2007
  • Doi Number: 10.1093/qjmed/hcm020
  • Journal Name: QJM-AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MEDICINE
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.277-289
  • Dokuz Eylül University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Background: Coronary heart disease (CHD) in the UK affects similar to 3 million people, with > 100 000 deaths annually. Mortality rates have halved since the 1980s, but annual NHS treatment costs for CHD exceed 2 pound billion.