Age-Adjusted Mortality Rates and Age and Risk–Associated Contributions to Change in Heart Disease and Stroke Mortality, 2011-2019 and 2019-2020
Stephen Sidney, Catherine Lee, Jennifer Y. Liu, Sadiya S. Khan, Donald M. Lloyd‐Jones, Jamal S. Rana
Abstract
associated with high COVID-19 rates, suggest that increased emphasis on the maintenance of optimal risk factor levels specified in the American Heart Association's Life's Simple 7 guideline 5 and vigilance toward equity in access to health care are warranted more than ever.
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