Global cardiovascular disease and the academic public health curriculum

Progress in Cardiovascular Diseases

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 322-325

  Greenberg, Henry ^a,b,c  

^a Department of Medicine   (United States)

^b Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^c ST LUKE S ROOSEVELT HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

CVD; Non communicable diseases; Public health curriculum; Sub Sahara Africa

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; CURRICULUM; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DISEASE CONTROL; ECONOMICS; EPIDEMIC; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; POLITICS; PUBLIC HEALTH; UNIVERSITY;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CVD; NCD; NON-COMMUNICABLE DISEASES; PUBLIC HEALTH CURRICULUM; SSA; SUB-SAHARA AFRICA;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CURRICULUM; HUMANS; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK FACTORS; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 84888007436     PISSN: 00330620     EISSN: 18731740     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pcad.2013.10.009     Document Type: Article

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