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Erschienen in: European Journal of Epidemiology 12/2009

01.12.2009 | COMMENTARY

The dynamics of cardiovascular epidemiology

verfasst von: Dag S. Thelle

Erschienen in: European Journal of Epidemiology | Ausgabe 12/2009

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The epidemic of coronary heart disease struck first in the US early in the twentieth century, reached its summit in the 1950s and has thereafter abated [1]. A similar pattern was observed in northern and mid-Europe, Australia and New Zealand about two decades later whereas the southern part of Europe was not hit to the same extent at that time. …
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Metadaten
Titel
The dynamics of cardiovascular epidemiology
verfasst von
Dag S. Thelle
Publikationsdatum
01.12.2009
Verlag
Springer Netherlands
Erschienen in
European Journal of Epidemiology / Ausgabe 12/2009
Print ISSN: 0393-2990
Elektronische ISSN: 1573-7284
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10654-009-9407-y

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