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Title
Prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors in a middle-income country and estimated cost of a treatment strategy.
Authors
Bovet, Pascal; Shamlaye, Conrad; Gabriel, Anne; Riesen, Walter; Paccaud, Fred
Abstract
We assessed the prevalence of risk factors for cardiovascular disease (CVD) in a middle-income country in rapid epidemiological transition and estimated direct costs for treating all individuals at increased cardiovascular risk, i.e. following the so-called "high risk strategy".