A "natural experiment" in cardiovascular epidemiology in the early 21st century.
Despite similar traditional risk factors, morbidity and mortality rates from coronary heart disease in western and non-western cohorts remain substantially different. Careful study of such cohorts may help identify novel risk factors for CHD, and contribute to the formulation of new preventive strategies
Sekikawa
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A
University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, USA. akira@pitt.edu
Horiuchi
B Y
BY
Edmundowicz
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D
Ueshima
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H
Curb
J D
JD
Sutton-Tyrrell
K
K
Okamura
T
T
Kadowaki
T
T
Kashiwagi
A
A
Mitsunami
K
K
Murata
K
K
Nakamura
Y
Y
Rodriguez
B L
BL
Kuller
L H
LH
D015331:Cohort Studies; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000401:mortality*; D019049:Developed Countries; D003906:Developing Countries; D004641:Emigration and Immigration; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan / Q000208:ethnology; D012307:Risk Factors; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology