Labarthe, Darwin.

Epidemiology and prevention of cardiovascular diseases : a global challenge / Darwin R. Labarthe. - 2nd ed. - Sudbury, Mass. : Jones and Bartlett Publishers, c2011. - xvii, 709 p. : ill., maps ; 28 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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.

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Cardiovascular system--Diseases--Prevention.
Cardiovascular system--Diseases--Epidemiology.
Cardiovascular system--Diseases--Etiology.
Cardiovascular Diseases--epidemiology.
Cardiovascular Diseases--prevention & control.

614.591 / LAB-E 2011 503128