Does economic development contribute to sex differences in ischaemic heart disease mortality? Hong Kong as a natural experiment using a case-control study

• Main Authors: Mak Kwok (Author), Ho Sai (Author), Lam Tai (Author), Schooling C Mary (Author), Leung Gabriel M (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The male excess risk of premature ischemic heart disease (IHD) mortality may be partially due to an unknown macro-environmental influence associated with economic development. We examined whether excess male risk of IHD mortality was...