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Epidemiology and prevention of cardiovascular diseases : a global challenge

Title
Epidemiology and prevention of cardiovascular diseases : a global challenge / Darwin R. Labarthe.
Author
Labarthe, Darwin.
Publication
Sudbury, Mass. : Jones and Bartlett Publishers, [2011], ©2011.

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Description
xvii, 709 pages : illustrations, maps; 28 cm
Subject
  • Cardiovascular system > Prevention
  • Cardiovascular system > Epidemiology
  • Cardiovascular system > Etiology
  • Cardiovascular Diseases > epidemiology
  • Cardiovascular Diseases > prevention & control
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Cardiovascular diseases : a global public health challenge -- Distributions and disparities -- Atherosclerosis -- Coronary heart disease -- Stroke -- Related conditions -- Genes and environment -- Dietary imbalance -- Physical inactivity -- Obesity -- Adverse blood lipid profile -- High blood pressure -- Diabetes and the metabolic syndrome -- Smoking and other tobacco use -- Other personal factors -- Social and physical environment -- What causes cardiovascular diseases? -- Strategies of prevention -- Evidence and decision making -- Recommendations, guidelines, and policies -- The case for prevention -- Taking action -- Epidemiology and a CVD prevention research agenda.
ISBN
  • 9780763746896 (pbk.)
  • 0763746894 (pbk.)
LCCN
2009044199
OCLC
  • ocn458577984
  • 458577984
  • SCSB-8858124
Owning Institutions
Columbia University Libraries