Editorial: Unmet potential for cardiovascular disease prevention in the United States

Circulation

Volumn 120, Issue 13, 2009, Pages 1171-1173

  Van Dam, Rob M ^a,b   Willett, Walter C ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular diseases; Editorials; Prevention

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL;

BLINDNESS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; DIABETES MELLITUS; EDITORIAL; FOOD INTAKE; HYPERTENSION; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; KIDNEY FAILURE; MORTALITY; OBESITY; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOKING; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; UNITED STATES; WEIGHT REDUCTION; HUMAN; RISK FACTOR;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; HUMANS; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 70349661888     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: 15244539     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.109.891507     Document Type: Editorial

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