Prevention of cardiovascular disease in modern China: Utile or futile?

CVD Prevention and Control

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-7

  Cheng, Tsung O ^a  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CHINA; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; EATING HABIT; EDITORIAL; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 60849085727     PISSN: 18754570     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cvdpc.2008.11.002     Document Type: Editorial

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