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Heart attack still the number one killer of Australians

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Heart disease is responsible for a quarter of all deaths and new data shows more than half of all adult Australians have three or more of the risk factors that cause heart disease.


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By Claire Slattery

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Heart disease is responsible for a quarter of all deaths and new data shows more than half of all adult Australians have three or more of the risk factors that cause heart disease.



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