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Polypill for the prevention of cardiovascular disease (PolyIran): study design and rationale for a pragmatic cluster randomized controlled trial

Mohammad R. Ostovaneh, Hossein Poustchi, Karla Hemming, Haji-Amin Marjani, Akram Pourshams, Alireza Nateghi, Masoud Majed, Behrouz Navabakhsh, Masoud Khoshnia, Elham Jaafari,

European Journal of Preventive Cardiology · 2014 · 37 citations · 17 references

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Abstract

The infrastructure of GCS and the primary health care system in Iran enabled the conduct of this pragmatic large-scale trial. If the polypill strategy proves effective, it may be implemented to prevent cardiovascular disease in developing countries.

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