Reducing the cardiovascular disease burden for people of all ages in the Americas region: analysis of mortality data, 2000-15

• Main Authors: Peter Lloyd-Sherlock, ProfPhD (Author), Shah Ebrahim, DM (Author), Ramon Martinez, Eng (Author), Martin McKee, DSc (Author), Pedro Ordunez, PhD (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2019-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Summary: Background: In accordance with the age parameters specified in Sustainable Development Goal target 3.4, current policy and monitoring of non-communicable disease (NCD) mortality trends focus on people aged 30-69 years. This approach excludes the majority of NCD deaths, which occur at older...