Epidemiology and prevention of cardiovascular diseases : a global challenge / Darwin R. Labarthe.
Material type: TextPublication details: Sudbury, Mass. : Jones and Bartlett Publishers, c2011.Edition: 2nd edDescription: xvii, 709 p. : ill., maps ; 28 cmISBN:- 9780763746896 (pbk.)
- 0763746894 (pbk.)
- 614.591 22 LAB-E 2011 503128
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Reference | University College of Medicine Library Shelf No. 45, LBS | Not for loan and check out is restricted | 614.591 LAB-E 2011 503128 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Not For Loan (Restricted Access) | 503128 |
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.