Population
Nationwide population between 1963 and 1983
Design
Editorial
Follow-up
20 years (1963-1983)
Authors
Discussion
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Implication
Highlights a significant 36% decline in cardiovascular mortality between 1963 and 1983, while noting gaps in understanding the underlying causes.
Structured PICO
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Population
Nationwide population between 1963 and 1983
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Outcome
Cardiovascular mortalityhard clinical
Highlights a significant 36% decline in cardiovascular mortality between 1963 and 1983, while noting gaps in understanding the underlying causes.
Limitations
- Unknown whether declines are occurring more in hospitalized or nonhospitalized segments of the population
- Unknown whether declines are due to changes in incidence of new cases or changes in prognosis, severity, case-fatality, and survivorship
Cite This Study
Kannel et al. (1984) studied this question.