A Japanese health success story: Trends in cardiovascular diseases, their risk factors, and the contribution of public health and personalized approaches

EPMA Journal

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 49-57

  Iso, Hiroyasu ^a  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Ischemic heart disease; Japan; Risk factors; Stroke; Trends

Indexed keywords

HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; COMMUNITY ASSESSMENT; DISEASE CONTROL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; IMMOBILIZATION; INCIDENCE; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; JAPANESE; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; MORTALITY; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OBESITY; PERSONALIZED MEDICINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RACE DIFFERENCE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; SMOKING HABIT; TREND STUDY;

EID: 79955651533     PISSN: 18785077     EISSN: 18785085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13167-011-0067-0     Document Type: Review

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