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Rural areas had a higher incidence of CVD (5.41 per 1000 person-years) and a higher mortality rate (10.27 per 1000 person-years) compared to urban areas.

Targeted interventions in rural areas may be necessary to reduce CVD incidence and mortality.

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Rural areas had a higher incidence of CVD (5.41 vs. 4.73 per 1000 person-years) and a higher mortality rate (10.27 vs. 6.56 per 1000 person-years) compared with urban areas.
Philip Joseph et al. · European Heart Journal · 2022

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The study is a prospective cohort involving a large sample size.

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Cardiovascular disease, mortality, and their associations with modifiable risk factors in a multi-national South Asia cohort: a PURE substudy

Philip Joseph et al. · European Heart Journal · 2022

DOI 10.1093/eurheartj/ehac249

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