Primary prevention of cardiovascular disease: A call to action

Circulation

Volumn 106, Issue 25, 2002, Pages 3140-3141

  Bonow, Robert O ^a  

^a AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Editorials; Hypertension; Obesity; Prevention; Smoking

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DIETARY INTAKE; EDITORIAL; FAT INTAKE; GLUCOSE INTOLERANCE; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; HYPERTENSION; INSULIN RESISTANCE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; OBESITY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; COMORBIDITY; GUIDELINES; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY PREVENTION; RISK FACTORS; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR; SMOKING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0037126730     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.CIR.0000048067.86569.E1     Document Type: Editorial

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