Taking Aim at America’s Number One Killer, One Key Heart Disease Risk Factor at a Time
Tuesday, Mar. 5th 2013 2:31 PM
The Million Hearts initiative aims to prevent one million heart attacks and strokes over the next five years by minding the “ABCs.”
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