Open AccessExplaining the Decrease in Coronary Heart Disease Mortality in Italy Between 1980 and 2000
Author(s) -
Luigi Palmieri,
Kathleen Bennett,
Simona Giampaoli,
Simon Capewell
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.2008.147173
Subject(s) - medicine , coronary heart disease , demography , mortality rate , blood pressure , disease , epidemiology , sociology
We examined the extent to which the decrease in coronary heart disease (CHD) mortality rates in Italy could be explained by changes in cardiovascular risk factors versus the use of medical and surgical treatments.