What Is the Best Strategy for Reducing Deaths from Heart Disease?

Michael E Makover; Shah Ebrahim

doi:10.1371/journal.pmed.0020098

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What Is the Best Strategy for Reducing Deaths from Heart Disease?

Michael E Makover,
Shah Ebrahim

What Is the Best Strategy for Reducing Deaths from Heart Disease?

Michael E Makover,
Shah Ebrahim

Published: April 26, 2005
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.0020098

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Michael E Makover
Shah Ebrahim

Competing Interests

The authors declare that no competing interests exist.

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