Promoting cardiovascular health in the developing world : a critical challenge to achieve global health /

"Cardiovascular disease (CVD), once thought to be confined primarily to industrialized nations, has emerged as a major health threat in developing countries. Cardiovascular disease now accounts for nearly 30 percent of deaths in low and middle income countries each year, and is accompanied by s...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor Corporativo: Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Committee on Preventing the Global Epidemic of Cardiovascular Disease: Meeting the Challenges in Developing Countries
Otros Autores: Fuster, Valentin, Kelly, Bridget Burke, 1973-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington : National Academies Press, 2010.
Temas:
Cardiovascular system > Diseases > Prevention.
Health promotion > Developing countries.
World health.
Cardiovascular Diseases > prevention & control
Global Health
Health Promotion > methods
Developing Countries
Santé mondiale.
MEDICAL > Cardiology.
World health
Cardiovascular system > Diseases > Prevention
Health promotion
Developing countries > Health promotion services.
Developing countries
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • Epidemiology of cardiovascular disease
  • Development and cardiovascular disease
  • Measurement and evaluation
  • Reducing the burden of cardiovascular disease: interventional approaches
  • Cardiovascular health promotion early in life
  • Making choices to reduce the burden of cardiovascular disease
  • Framework for action.

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