Epidemiological burden of heart failure
HeartPublished 1 June 1998Open access
Luigi Tavazzi
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The causes and risk factors associated with the development and evolution of the syndrome as a rationale for evaluating preventive measures are reviewed and the organisational and economic implications of the disease in terms of public health resource allocation are discussed.
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