Global and regional prevalence, burden, and risk factors for carotid atherosclerosis: a systematic review, meta-analysis, and modelling study

<p><strong>Background</strong></p> <p>Estimation of the epidemiological burden of carotid atherosclerosis can serve as a basis for prevention and management of cardiovascular disease. We aimed to provide the first estimation on the prevalence, number of cases, and risk...

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Main Authors: Song, S, Fang, Z, Wang, H, Cai, Y, Rahimi, K, Zhu, Y, Fowkes, FGR, Fowkes, FJI, Rudan, I
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020