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Community-Wide Cardiovascular Disease Prevention Programs and Health Outcomes in a Rural County, 1970-2010.

Description
Describes key elements and outcomes of programs targeting hypertension, cholesterol, and smoking, as implemented in Franklin County, Maine over a 40 year period. Includes statistics with breakdowns by demographics, risk factor reductions, hospitalization rates, and mortality rates, with comparisons between Franklin County and totals for all Maine counties.
Author(s)
N. Burgess Record, Daniel K. Onion, Roderick E. Prior, et al.
Citation
JAMA: Journal of the American Medical Association, 313(2), 147-155
Date
01/2015
Type
Document
Tagged as
Cardiovascular disease · Mortality · Statistics and data · Wellness, health promotion, and disease prevention · Maine