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Cardiovascular diseases in the developing countries: dimensions, determinants, dynamics and directions for public health action.
Public health nutrition - 1 Feb 2002
Reddy K Srinath
Abstract excerpt
The global burden of disease due to cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) is escalating, principally due to a sharp rise in the developing countries which are experiencing rapid health transition. Contributory causes include: demographic shifts with altered population age profiles; lifestyle changes due to recent urbanisation, delayed industrialisation and overpowering globalisation; probable effects of foetal...
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