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[Elevated coronary mortality in Mauritius: risk factors and genetic analyses].
Bulletin de l'Academie nationale de medecine - 1 Oct 2012
Baligadoo Soorianarain
Abstract excerpt
In 1986, early mortality by acute myocardial infarction was found to be much higher in Mauritius than in the United States, among both males and females. For example, among 40-to-44 year olds there were 109 deaths/100,000 males per year in Mauritius, compared to only 34.5/100,000 in the U S. A study comparing two non hospital populations of Mauritian and U S. residents showed a higher prevalence of diabetes and...
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