Journal article
Modifiable risk factors, cardiovascular disease, and mortality in 155 722 individuals from 21 high-income, middle-income, and low-income countries (PURE): a prospective cohort study
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Global estimates of the effect of common modifiable risk factors on cardiovascular disease and mortality are largely based on data from separate studies, using different methodologies. The Prospective Urban Rural Epidemiology (PURE) study overcomes these limitations by using similar methods to prospectively measure the effect of modifiable risk factors on cardiovascular disease and mortality across 21 countries (spanning five …
Authors
Yusuf S; Joseph P; Rangarajan S; Islam S; Mente A; Hystad P; Brauer M; Kutty VR; Gupta R; Wielgosz A
Journal
The Lancet, Vol. 395, No. 10226, pp. 795–808
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
March 2020
DOI
10.1016/s0140-6736(19)32008-2
ISSN
0140-6736