Why choice of metric matters in public health analyses: a case study of the attribution of credit for the decline in coronary heart disease mortality in the US and other populations
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Reasons for the widespread declines in coronary heart disease (CHD) mortality in high income countries are controversial. Here we explore how the type of metric chosen for the analyses of these declines affects the answer obtained.&l...
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Main Authors: | Gouda Hebe N (Author), Critchley Julia (Author), Powles John (Author), Capewell Simon (Author) |
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2012-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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