Epidemiology and prevention of cardiovascular diseases
Subtitle: a global challenge
By: Darwin R. Labarthe
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: Jones and Bartlett Publishers
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Sudbury, Mass
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] :
Number of pages: 709
ISBN-13: 9781449610791
Subjects: Cardiovascular system; Diseases; Prevention; Epidemiology; Etiology; Cardiovascular Diseases; Prevention & control; MEDICAL; Preventive Medicine; Forensic Medicine; Public Health
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Cardiovascular diseases : a global public health challenge; title: Distributions and disparities; title: Atherosclerosis; title: Coronary heart disease; title: Stroke; title: Related conditions; title: Genes and environment; title: Dietary imbalance; title: Physical inactivity; title: Obesity; title: Adverse blood lipid profile; title: High blood pressure; title: Diabetes and the metabolic syndrome; title: Smoking and other tobacco use; title: Other personal factors; title: Social and physical environment; title: What causes cardiovascular diseases?; title: Strategies of prevention; title: Evidence and decision making; title: Recommendations, guidelines, and policies; title: The case for prevention; title: Taking action; title: Epidemiology and a CVD prevention research agenda.