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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