Why the study?
Does a community based preventive programme reduce cardiovascular mortality in a population aged 35 to 64?
Does a community based preventive programme reduce cardiovascular mortality in a population aged 35 to 64?
A community-based preventive program in North Karelia was associated with a greater decline in ischemic heart disease mortality compared to the rest of Finland.
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Greater IHD mortality declines were associated with the North Karelia program; hypothesis-generating for community prevention, pending confirmatory trials.
Tuomilehto et al. (1986) studied this question.
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