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The Geographic Distribution of CVD

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Epidemiology of Cerebrovascular Disease

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We have seen that the age-adjusted mortality rates for CVD are quite similar among 18 countries whose medical and reporting standards appear reliable. We have also shown the very striking similarities for age-specific annual mortality rates within the United States, England and Wales, Eire, Norway, Sweden, and Denmark. This would indicate that, for the lands in question, the international distribution of CVD would appear quite uniform. Let us now investigate the geographic distribution within these lands.

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  1. Georgetown University School of Medicine, USA

    John F. Kurtzke M. D. (Professor of Neurology and Professor of Community Medicine and International Health, Chief, Consultant in Neurology)

  2. Neurology Service, Veterans Administration Hospital, Washington, D.C., USA

    John F. Kurtzke M. D. (Professor of Neurology and Professor of Community Medicine and International Health, Chief, Consultant in Neurology)

  3. National Naval Medical Center, U.S. Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Md., USA

    John F. Kurtzke M. D. (Professor of Neurology and Professor of Community Medicine and International Health, Chief, Consultant in Neurology)

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Kurtzke, J.F. (1969). The Geographic Distribution of CVD. In: Epidemiology of Cerebrovascular Disease. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-86613-5_5

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