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Coronary artery disease in India: challenges and opportunities [1]

Although cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death worldwide, its epidemic shows remarkable geographic variation. While the mortality associated with cardio vascular dis ease seems to be declining in western Europe and North America, the burden of cardiovascular diseases in developing countries continues to rise and is expected to be a major cause of death in adults from low-income and middle-income countries worldwide.

Publication Date: 
26/04/2008
Kim Eagle [2]
Lancet [3]
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Medical Research [4], Heart Diseases [5], India [6]
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