Prevalence of cardiovascular disease and risk factors in a rural district of Beijing, China: a population-based survey of 58,308 residents

• Main Authors: He Liu (Author), Tang Xun (Author), Song Yan (Author), Li Na (Author), Li Jingrong (Author), Zhang Zongxin (Author), Liu Jianjiang (Author), Yu Liping (Author), Xu Haitao (Author), Zhang Jianguo (Author), Hu Yonghua (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of global disease burden. Although stroke was thought to be more prevalent than coronary heart disease (CHD) in Chinese, the epidemic pattern might have been changed in some rural are...