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A 25% reduction in premature CVD mortality globally is feasible.
Practitioners should focus on implementing evidence-based policies to reduce CVD mortality.
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A 25% reduction in premature CVD mortality globally is feasible but will require better implementation of evidence-based policies.
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The claim is based on a review of epidemiological data and strategies.
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Reducing the Global Burden of Cardiovascular Disease, Part 1
Philip Joseph et al. · Circulation Research · 2017
DOI 10.1161/circresaha.117.308903
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