The Growing Burden of Heart Disease and Stroke in Canada 2003
Prepared in Collaboration with
Centre for Chronic Disease Prevention and Control, Health Canada
Canadian Cardiovascular Society
Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada
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Data Sources & Analysis* Statistics Canada Canadian Institute for Health Information
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* We gratefully acknowledge the key partnership role played by Statistics Canada and the Canadian Institute for Health Information in the provision of the data and data analysis for this publication.
The “Implications for Action” sections appearing at the end of each of the chapters in this publication do not represent the opinion of Statistics Canada or of the Canadian Institute for Health Information.
© HEART AND STROKE FOUNDATION OF CANADA
May 2003
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Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada: The Growing Burden of Heart Disease and Stroke in Canada 2003
Ottawa, Canada, 2003
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(English)
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Editorial Board
Dr. Andreas Wielgosz, The Ottawa Hospital (Scientific Editor)
Mr. Manuel Arango, Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada
Dr. Helen Johansen, Statistics Canada
Dr. Yang Mao, Health Canada
Mr. Cyril Nair, Statistics Canada
Dr. Gilles Paradis, Direction de santé publique de Montréal-Centre
Dr. Stephen Phillips, Dalhousie University
Dr. Siro Trevisanato, Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario
Dr. Jack Tu, Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences
Dr. Linda Turner, Canadian Institute for Health Information
Dr. Elinor Wilson, Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada
Advisory Board
Dr. Ruth Bonita, World Health Organization, Switzerland
Dr. Bruce McManus, University of British Columbia, Canada
Dr. Shanthi Mendis, World Health Organization, Switzerland
Dr. George Mensah, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, USA
Dr. K. Srinath Reddy, Initiative for Cardiovascular Health Research in Developing Countries, India
Mr. Larry Svenson, Alberta Health and Wellness, Canada
Dr. Salim Yusuf, McMaster University, Canada
Acknowledgements
This report was prepared with the assistance of project consultants
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Paula J Stewart |
Paul Sales |
The assistance of Kathy Nguyen, James Conner and Robert Semenciw is also appreciated.