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Trends in age-standardised and age-specific mortality from ischemic heart disease in Germany

F Müller-Riemenschneider, F Andersohn, S Willich · Das Gesundheitswesen · 2010 · Heft 09

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Zeitschrift
Das Gesundheitswesen
Autor:innen
F Müller-Riemenschneider, F Andersohn, S Willich
Ausgabe
Heft 09 / 2010
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Erschienen: 2010-09-02 00:00:00
ISSN
0941-3790
DOI
10.1055/s-0030-1266639

Zusammenfassung

Background: Research from some industrialised countries indicated a flattening of the declining ischemic heart disease (IHD) mortality trends in certain population groups. This study aims to investigate age-standardised, as well as sex- and age-specific time trends in IHD mortality in Germany. Methods: Using German vital statistics between 1980 and 2007, age-standardised and age-specific IHD mortality rates for men and women were calculated. Joinpoint software was used to estimate average annual percentage changes (AAPC) together with 95% confidence intervals and to identify changing trends in mortality. Trends…

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Germany Age Groups Population Groups Vital Statistics Population After Das Gesundheitswesen