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The European Journal of Public Health 2006 16(1):2; doi:10.1093/eurpub/ckl002
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© The Author 2006. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the European Public Health Association. All rights reserved.

Editorials

Cardiovascular disease: putting transition in perspective

Fred Paccaud*

* Institute for Social and Preventive Medicine, Bugnon 17 1005 Lausanne, Switzerland

Correspondence: Fred Paccaud, Institute for Social and Preventive Medicine, Bugnon 17 1005 Lausanne, Switzerland, tel: +41213147270, e-mail: fred.paccaud@chuv.ch

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The absolute number of deaths attributable to cardiovascular disease (CVD) is already higher in developing countries than in the most developed ones (9 millions versus 3 millions), and the proportion of total deaths due to CVD in the African region is expected to double from 9 to 18% between 1990 and 2020.1 The corresponding increase in . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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