This academic paper reports a risk function linking death from coronary heart disease to age, diastolic blood pressure, cholesterol and smoking.
Evidence from:
JJMcNeil et al. Journal of Cardiovascular Risk. Feb (2001) Vol.8 #1 p.31.
When there are multiple possible causes, the contribution made by a negligent exposure may be estimated if the contribution from all other relevant exposures is known. Heart disease is a slowly developing condition leading to sudden deterioration.
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