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The burden that heart failure imposes on the health care systems of the developed world is substantial and increasing. This article reviews the world literature on the epidemiology of heart failure and discusses the key methodological issues for research in this field.
Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, University of Aberdeen, Foresterhill, UK. m.cowie@abdn.ac.uk
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D006333:Heart Failure / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006801:Humans; D011159:Population Surveillance; D015995:Prevalence; D011379:Prognosis; D012307:Risk Factors