Abstract

Introduction Between 2000 and 2010, coronary heart disease (CHD) mortality rates in Scotland fell by over one third. Previous work suggests that important contributions came from primary prevention reductions in blood pressure. However, the relative contributions from preventive medications such as anti-hypertensives in individuals and from population-wide blood pressure reduction remain unclear. We examined the impact of differential effects on health inequalities. Methods The IMPACTsec model …

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