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The Bangladesh Risk of Acute Vascular Events (BRAVE) Study: objectives and design.
European journal of epidemiology - 1 Jul 2015
Chowdhury Rajiv, Alam Dewan S, Fakir Ismail Ibrahim, Adnan Sheikh Daud, Naheed Aliya, Tasmin Ishrat, Monower Md Mostafa, Hossain Farzana, Hossain Fatema Mahjabin, Rahman Md Mostafizur, Afrin Sadia, Roy Anjan Kumar, Akter Minara, Sume Sima Akter, Biswas Ajoy Kumer, Pennells Lisa, Surendran Praveen, Young Robin D, Spackman Sarah A, Hasan Khaled, Harshfield Eric, Sheikh Nasir, Houghton Richard, Saleheen Danish, Howson Joanna M M, Butterworth Adam S, Raqib Rubhana, Majumder Abdulla Al Shafi, Danesh John, Di Angelantonio Emanuele
Abstract excerpt
During recent decades, Bangladesh has experienced a rapid epidemiological transition from communicable to non-communicable diseases. Coronary heart disease (CHD), with myocardial infarction (MI) as its main manifestation, is a major cause of death in the country. However, there is limited reliable evidence about its determinants in this population. The Bangladesh Risk of Acute Vascular Events (BRAVE) study is an...
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