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Diet and risk of acute myocardial infarction in Bangladesh: The Bangladesh Risk of Acute Vascular Events (BRAVE) study
(2020-01-25)SUMMARY Name: Sara Shahzad Title: Diet and risk of acute myocardial infarction in Bangladesh: the Bangladesh Risk of Acute Vascular Events (BRAVE) study Background Coronary Heart Disease (CHD), with myocardial infarction ... -
Social disparities in the epidemiology and treatment of substance-related use disorders in the United States, 2002-16
(2019-11-30)Although substance use disorders have long been considered a public health problem, new developments in the supply, trade, and misuse or abuse of substances have prompted researchers, practitioners, and policymakers to ... -
Loneliness in the oldest old
(2019-10-19)The importance of social relationships for health in later life has been explored over the past decades. Loneliness has been found to be an adversity associated with ageing. People who feel lonely are at greater risk of ... -
Investigation into the causal effect of iron metabolism on cardiovascular disease
(2019-10-26)Background: The iron-heart hypothesis, put forward in 1981, proposes that higher iron levels are responsible for an increased risk of cardiovascular disease in men and post-menopausal women compared to pre-menopausal ...
