The prevention of cardiovascular disease worldwide: Whose task and WHO's task?

Clinical Medicine, Journal of the Royal College of Physicians of London

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 379-384

  Poole Wilson, Philip ^a,b  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL HEART AND LUNG INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular disease; Epidemiology; Health systems; Myocardial infarction; Prevention; Stroke; World Health Organization; World Heart Federation

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHINA; CONFERENCE PAPER; DEATH; DIET; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; EXERCISE; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MALARIA; MORBIDITY; OBESITY; ORGANIZATION; PHYSICIAN; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIETY; STRESS; TUBERCULOSIS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 23844497086     PISSN: 14702118     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7861/clinmedicine.5-4-379     Document Type: Conference Paper

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