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European Heart Journal 2001 22(9):740-750; doi:10.1053/euhj.2000.2560
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Lectures

Sustainable development and the social gradient in coronary heart disease

M Marmotf1

International Centre for Health and Society, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University College London, London, U.K.

Received November 7, 2000; accepted December 6, 2000

Key Words: Coronary heart disease, mortality, socioeconomic, inequalities, sustainable development, population health

f1 Correspondence: Professor Michael Marmot, International Centre for Health and Society, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University College London, 1–19 Torrington Place, London WC1E 6BT, U.K.

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