WHO study on Prevention of REcurrences of Myocardial Infarction and StrokE (WHO-PREMISE)

• Autors principals: Shanthi Mendis (Autor), Dele Abegunde (Autor), Salim Yusuf (Autor), Shah Ebrahim (Autor), Gerry Shaper (Autor), Hassen Ghannem (Autor), Bakuti Shengelia (Autor)
• Format: Llibre
• Publicat: The World Health Organization, 2005-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Matèries: article
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OBJECTIVE: To determine the extent of secondary prevention of coronary heart disease (CHD) and cerebrovascular disease (CVD) in low- and middle-income countries. METHODS: A descriptive cross-sectional survey of a sample of 10 000 CHD (85.2%) and CVD (14.8%) patients (6252 men; 3748 women) was conduc...