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Mette Søgaard1, Christian-Alexander Behrendt2,3, Nikolaj Eldrup4

  • 1Danish Center for Health Services Research, Department of Clinical Medicine, Aalborg University, Aalborg University Hospital, Selma Lagerløfs Vej 249, 9260 Gistrup, Denmark.

European heart journal
|December 17, 2024
PubMed
概括

超过11%的丹麦人面临周围动脉疾病 (PAD) 的终身风险,这种疾病与显著的发病率和死亡率有关. 这种风险随着时间的推移而下降,但对于男性和社会经济地位较低的人来说仍然更高.

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