Interstate variation in modifiable risk factors and cardiovascular mortality in the United States.
OBJECTIVE:We investigated the role of state-level differences in modifiable cardiovascular (CV) risk factors in contributing to state disparities in cardiovascular mortality rates in the US. METHODS:Adults aged 45-74 in 2010 were examined. We constructed a CV risk index summarizing state-level expos...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2014-01-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4086813?pdf=render |