Is inequality at the heart of it? Cross-country associations of income inequality with cardiovascular diseases and risk factors
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Income inequality Obesity Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) Coronary heart disease (CHD) Stroke Body mass index (BMI) Cross-national Smoking;Statistics
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