​What Proportion of Deaths in the U

question 73

Multiple Choice

​What proportion of deaths in the U.S. did the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC, 2009) attribute to chronic diseases?

• A) ​Around one quarter
• B) ​Almost half of them
• C) ​Nearly three quarters
• D) ​Approximately a third

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