Coronary Heart Disease Pandemic in the Twentieth Century - Emergence and Decline in Advanced Countries

Informationen zum Autor William G. Rothstein , PhD., is Professor of Sociology Emeritus at the University of Maryland Baltimore County. Zusammenfassung This book discusses the pandemic of coronary heart disease occurring in North America, western and northern Europe, Australia and New Zealand from the 1930s to about 2000. It examines and compares trends in coronary heart disease mortality rates for individual countries, examining race, sex, and age groups as well as geographic regions. Inhaltsverzeichnis Pandemics as Historical Events. Overview of the Coronary Heart Disease Pandemic in the United States and Methods of Analysis. The Emergence of the Coronary Heart Disease Pandemic in the United States. The Coronary Heart Disease Pandemic in the United States from 1940 to 1967. Explanations for the Emergence of the Coronary Heart Disease Pandemic. State Differences in Coronary Heart Disease Mortality Rates in the United States in 1950 and 1960. The Emergence of the Coronary Heart Disease Pandemic in Canada and England and Wales. The Peak and Decline of the Coronary Heart Disease Pandemic in the United States, 1970 to 2010. Explanations for the Decrease in Ischemic Heart Disease Mortality Rates in the United States from 1970 to 2010. Decreases in State Ischemic Heart Disease Mortality Rates, 1970-1990. The Peak and Decline of the Pandemic in Canada, England and Wales, Western Europe, Australia, and New Zealand. Coronary Heart Disease after the Pandemic.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: William G. Rothstein, Rothstein William G.
• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Fester Einband
• Erschienen: 26.12.2017
• EAN: 9781138569508
• ISBN: 978-1-138-56950-8
• Seiten: 152
• Themen: Naturwissenschaften, Medizin, Informatik, Technik > Medizin > Allgemeines; Epidemiology & medical statistics, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / General, 20th Century, MEDICAL / Cardiology, MEDICAL / Genetics, MEDICAL / Administration, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, History of Medicine, Medical Genetics, Cardiovascular medicine, Epidemiology and Medical statistics, Medical administration and management