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.