Less education doubles heart attack risk

By EducationHQ News Team
Published December 16, 2016

The lower your education the more vulnerable you are to suffering a heart attack or stroke, according to a new Australian study.

SYDNEY, Dec 16 - The Sax Institute's 45 and Up Study, published in the International Journal for Equity in Health, found ...

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Less education doubles heart attack risk

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