Sex disparities in risk and risk factors for ischemic heart disease in the Asia-Pacific region

Background: Ischemic heart disease (IHD) is the leading cause of death and disability worldwide, with higher rates among men than women. Relatively few studies on risk factor associations are available from the Asia-Pacific region, especially with regard to sex differences. Our objective was to comp...

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Main Authors: Peters, S., Woodward, M., Lam, T., Fang, X., Suh, I., Ueshema, H., Dobson, A., Grobbee, D., Huxley, Rachel
Format: Journal Article
Published: 2014
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/26152