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Life-Years Gained Among US Adults From Modern Treatments and Changes in the Prevalence of 6 Coronary Heart Disease Risk Factors Between 1980 and 2000
American Journal of Epidemiology, 06/19/09

Capewell S et al. - Modest reductions in the prevalence of several major cardiovascular disease risk factors accounted for more than twice as many life-years gained as did treatments. Unfortunately, these gains were partially offset by substantial increases in obesity and diabetes.

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