Cardiovascular health in the Americas: Facts, priorities and the UN high-level meeting on non-communicable diseases

MEDICC Review

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 6-10

  Ordúñez, Pedro ^a  

^a WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; CHRONIC DISEASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH STATUS; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; HUMAN DEVELOPMENT; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERTENSION; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MORTALITY; OBESITY; PANDEMIC; PROPHYLAXIS; REVIEW;

EID: 80054921125     PISSN: 15557960     EISSN: 15273172     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1555-79602011000400003     Document Type: Review

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