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CHD and Stroke Death Rates Declining, but Will They Continue to?
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Title CHD and Stroke Death Rates Declining, but Will They Continue to?
Url http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/569121?src=rss
Description New mortality data show that death rates from CHD and stroke have fallen by about 25% since 1999, but the AHA is warning that more work is needed on risk factors or deaths will start to rise again. Heartwire
Category Articles > Cardiology
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Date Jan 24, 2008
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