Epidemiology of cardiovascular disease in China: current features and implications

Dong Zhao; Jing Liu; Miao Wang; Xingguang Zhang; Mengge Zhou

doi:10.1038/s41569-018-0119-4

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MedicineEpidemiologyDiseaseStroke (engine)Epidemiological transitionIntensive care medicineGuidelineCause of deathDiabetes mellitusIschaemic heart diseaseChinaGerontologyInternal medicinePathology

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Year: 2018
Type: review
Volume: 16
Issue: 4
Pages: 203-212
Citations: 1315
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                                    Dong Zhao, 
                                
                                    Jing Liu, 
                                
                                    Miao Wang
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2018). 
                            Epidemiology of cardiovascular disease in China: current features and implications. 
                            Nature Reviews Cardiology
                            , 16
                            (4)
                            , 203-212.
                            https://doi.org/10.1038/s41569-018-0119-4
                        

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DOI: 10.1038/s41569-018-0119-4