Title: The atlas of heart disease and stroke /
Authors: McKay, Judith; Greenlund, Kurt; Mendis, Shanthi; Mensah, George A.; World Health Organization; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)
Publisher: World Health Organization,
Year: 2004
Subjects: Stroke epidemiology; Heart Diseases epidemiology; Cardiology Atlases.; Cerebrovascular disease Atlases.; Heart Diseases Atlases.; Health Promotion; Risk Factors; Global Health; Global Health.
Abstract: Heart disease can no longer be seen as the problem of overworked, overweight middle-aged men; in today's world, we are all--women and children too--at risk. One in three deaths worldwide--17 million deaths each year--is due to cardiovascular disease. These full-color maps and graphics illustrate the wide range of issues relating to this global epidemic.