Epstein L
Isr J Med Sci. 1979 Dec;15(12):993-8.
As in most of the industralized nations of the world, ischemic heart disease is the major cause of death in the adult population of Israel. The first two and a half decades since the founding of the State in 1948 were typified by a constant rise in morbidity and mortality from this disease in all ethnic groups in this heterogeneous population. Major changes in health-related behavior in the immigrant groups resulted in a rise in the disease rates that ranked this country among those with the highest incidence rates in the world. Since 1972-74 there is evidence of a fall in mortality in all ethnic groups. There is less conclusive evidence of a possible fall in morbidity as reflected by hospital admissions. These reductions are too recent for their full significance and the possible factors involved to be clear.
与世界上大多数工业化国家一样，缺血性心脏病是以色列成年人口的主要死因。自1948年建国后的头二十五年里，在这个异质化人口的所有族群中，这种疾病的发病率和死亡率持续上升。移民群体中与健康相关行为的重大变化导致发病率上升，使该国跻身世界发病率最高的国家之列。自1972 - 1974年以来，有证据表明所有族群的死亡率都在下降。关于发病率可能下降的证据则不那么确凿，这从医院入院人数上有所体现。这些下降发生的时间太近，其全部意义以及可能涉及的因素尚不明晰。
