Coronary Heart Disease Epidemiology / 2e Edition - From Aetiology to Public Health

Zusatztext ... this book is a must have reference providing enough detail to establish a comprehensive knowledge base for epidemiologists who research cardiovascular disease and investigate the efficacy of preventive strategies. Klappentext Heart attack (ischaemic heart disease or coronary heart disease) as one of a group of cardiovascular diseases! is one of the main causes of death (over 30 million/year) in the developed and developing world. The dual aim of this book is to review the well-established risk factors in CHD and to look forward to disease prevention! equipped with lessons from the past. The book covers etiology to public health! including studies within a single population and international studies! important areas of methodological development! trials to test preventive strategies! and the application of epidemiological and other knowledge to the development of public health policy for the prevention of widespread disease. It is an all-encompassing work containing contributions from the world authorities in the field. This is probably the most complete and authoritative text now available - BMJ Zusammenfassung This is the second edition of the highly successful text. It provides authoritative and readable insight into the wide field of coronary heart disease epidemiology. It reviews major risk factors from various perspectives and is an important textbook on the epidemiology and prevention of CHD, one of the main causes of death in the developed and developing world.

Product details

• Authors: Paul Elliott, Michael Marmot
• Assisted by: Paul Elliott (Editor), M.G. Marmot (Editor), Michael Marmot (Editor), Marmot Michael (Editor)
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 13.07.2005
• EAN: 9780198525738
• ISBN: 978-0-19-852573-8
• No. of pages: 954
• Dimensions: 168 mm x 240 mm x 48 mm
• Series: Oxford Medical Publications; Oxford Medical Publications
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > Clinical medicine; Epidemiology & medical statistics, MEDICAL / Cardiology, MEDICAL / Biostatistics, MEDICAL / Epidemiology, Cardiovascular medicine, Epidemiology and Medical statistics