Embracing primordial prevention for ideal cardiovascular health

Future Cardiology

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 447-450

  Bambs, Claudia ^a   Reis, Steven E ^b  

^a PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE   (Chile)

^b NONE

Author keywords

cardiovascular health; primordial prevention; risk factors

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; GLUCOSE;

BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MEDICAL SOCIETY; OBESITY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SMOKING; UNITED STATES; WELLBEING;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; PRIMARY PREVENTION; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 79961044553     PISSN: 14796678     EISSN: 17448298     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2217/fca.11.38     Document Type: Review

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