Building a healthier world, free of cardiovascular diseases and stroke Presidential address at the american heart association 2008 scientific sessions

Circulation

Volumn 119, Issue 13, 2009, Pages 1838-1841

  Gardner, Timothy J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b CHRISTIANA HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular disease; Coronary heart disease; Stroke

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEART INFARCTION; HYPERTENSION; INCIDENCE; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; LIFESTYLE; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY; SMOKING; STROKE; TOBACCO; UNITED STATES; ARTICLE; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MORTALITY;

AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION; CORONARY DISEASE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; STROKE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 65349185562     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: 15244539     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.109.192253     Document Type: Short Survey

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