A "natural experiment" in cardiovascular epidemiology in the early 21st century.

Sekikawa, A; Horiuchi, B Y; Edmundowicz, D; Ueshima, H; Curb, J D; Sutton-Tyrrell, K; Okamura, T; Kadowaki, T et al. · Heart · 2003

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Abstract

Despite similar traditional risk factors, morbidity and mortality rates from coronary heart disease in western and non-western cohorts remain substantially different. Careful study of such cohorts may help identify novel risk factors for CHD, and contribute to the formulation of new preventive strategies

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