Prevention of cardiovascular disease and stroke: Meeting the challenge

JAMA

Volumn 306, Issue 19, 2011, Pages 2147-2148

  Tomaselli, Gordon F ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL ABSTINENCE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; COST OF ILLNESS; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LOW CARBOHYDRATE DIET; LOW FAT DIET; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NOTE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK FACTOR; SODIUM RESTRICTION; STROKE;

EID: 81255208631     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.2011.1668     Document Type: Note

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