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Public Health Approach to Cardiovascular Disease Prevention & Management - Softcover

 
9781138483620: Public Health Approach to Cardiovascular Disease Prevention & Management
Softcover
ISBN 10: 1138483621 ISBN 13: 9781138483620
Publisher: CRC Press, 2022

Synopsis

Cardiovascular Diseases (CVDs) are the number one cause of death and disability globally, being the most important public health problem that needs to be tackled as more people die annually from CVDs than from any other cause. Over three-quarters of CVD deaths take place in low- and middle-income countries. This book on cardiovascular diseases provides an overview of the global and regional challenges associated with CVDs. Coupled with case studies and theoretical concepts, it helps the reader to contextualize CVDs in the broader public health system and the administrative aspects of practicing CVD control approaches for improved population health in their local setting.

Key Features:1. Covers existing and emerging issues in cardiovascular disease epidemiology and prevention.
2. Has a multidisciplinary approach in content and audience.
3. Connects with health systems and relevant sustainable development goals.
4. Provides case studies for enabling readers to understand and apply evidence-based solutions to key public health issues.
5. Has inputs from globally renowned public health experts.

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About the Author

Dr Dorairaj Prabhakaran is currently Vice President ( Research and Policy) and Director, Centre for Control of Chronic Conditions, PHFI.

Dr Shuchi Anand M.D. M.S. is Director of the Center for Tubulointerstitial Kidney Disease and Assistant Professor of Medicine (Nephrology) at Stanford University.

Prof.K. Srinath Reddy is the President, Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI) and formerly headed the Department of Cardiology at All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS).

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Publisher
CRC Press
Publication date
2022
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1138483621
ISBN 13 
9781138483620
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
1
Number of pages
270
Editor
Prabhakaran Dorairaj, Anand Shuchi, Reddy K Srinath