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Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics—2008 Update. A Report From the American Heart Association Statistics Committee and Stroke Statistics Subcommittee

Wayne Rosamond PhD, FAHA, Katherine Flegal PhD, Karen Furie MD, Alan Go MD, Kurt Greenlund PhD, Nancy Haase , Susan M. Hailpern DrPH, MS, Michael Ho MD, PhD, Virginia Howard MSPH, FAHA, Bret Kissela MD, Steven Kittner MD, Donald Lloyd-Jones MD, FAHA, Mary McDermott MD, James Meigs MD, Claudia Moy PhD, Graham Nichol MD, Christopher O'Donnell MD, MPH, FAHA, Veronique Roger MD, Paul Sorlie PhD, Julia Steinberger MD, MSC, Thomas Thom , Matt Wilson MD, Yuling Hong MD, PhD, FAHA, for the American Heart Association Statistics Committee and Stroke Statistics Subcommittee

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