Our time: A call to save preventable death from cardiovascular disease (heart disease and stroke)

European Heart Journal

Volumn 33, Issue 23, 2012, Pages 2910-2916

  Smith, Sidney C ^a   Collins, Amy ^a   Ferrari, Roberto ^e   Holmes, David R ^c   Logstrup, Susanne ^d   McGhie, Diana Vaca ^b   Ralston, Johanna ^a   Sacco, Ralph L ^b   Stam, Hans ^d   Taubert, Kathryn ^a   Wood, David A ^e   Zoghbi, William A ^c  

^a WORLD HEART FEDERATION   (Switzerland)

^b AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION   (United States)

^c AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY   (United States)

^d European Heart Network   (United States)

^e European Society of Cardiology   (United States)

Author keywords

AHA Scientific statements; Cardiovascular disease; Noncommunicable diseases; Prevention

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; DISEASES; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; MORTALITY; NONCOMMUNICABLE DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

COST OF ILLNESS; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEART DISEASES; HUMANS; RISK FACTORS; STROKE; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 84870823465     PISSN: 0195668X     EISSN: 15229645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehs313     Document Type: Article

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