Independent at heart: persistent association of altitude with ischaemic heart disease mortality after consideration of climate, topography and built environment

David Faeh; André Moser; Radoslaw Panczak; Matthias Bopp; Martin Röösli; Adrian Spoerri; for the Swiss National Cohort Study Group

doi:10.1136/jech-2015-206210

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Cardiovascular diseases

Independent at heart: persistent association of altitude with ischaemic heart disease mortality after consideration of climate, topography and built environment

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David Faeh Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Prevention Institute (EBPI), University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland PubMed articles Google scholar articles
André Moser Department of Geriatrics, Bern University Hospital, and Spital Netz Bern Ziegler, and University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine (ISPM), University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Radoslaw Panczak Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine (ISPM), University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Matthias Bopp Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Prevention Institute (EBPI), University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Martin Röösli Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Basel, Switzerland University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Adrian Spoerri Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine (ISPM), University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland PubMed articles Google scholar articles
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Correspondence to Dr David Faeh, Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Prevention Institute (EBPI), University of Zurich, Hirschengraben 84, 8001 Zurich, Switzerland; david.faeh{at}uzh.ch

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Faeh D, Moser A, Panczak R, et al

Independent at heart: persistent association of altitude with ischaemic heart disease mortality after consideration of climate, topography and built environment

J Epidemiol Community Health 2016;70:798-806.

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Received June 16, 2015
Revised November 27, 2015
Accepted December 24, 2015
First published January 20, 2016.

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July 11, 2016

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