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Manual of Nonpharmacological Control of Hypertension
J.R. . Ed(S): Viskoper
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Paperback. Various non-pharmacologic behaviour interventions for the control of cardiovascular diseases (CVD) are integrated into a multifactorial programme in this book. The practical approach stresses the assessment of nutritional intake, enhanced physical activity and patient education. Editor(s): Viskoper, J.R. Num Pages: 132 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MJD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 242 x 170 x 8. Weight in Grams: 275.
The prevention and correction of high blood pressure obviously is not an end in itself but a means of preventing cardiovascular complications. It is tempting to res ort to antihypertensive drugs, for the simple reason that current preparations are easy to dose and to take. There is a variety of reasons, however, to take advantage of the antihypertensive potential of nonpharmaco logical approaches first. For one thing, the use of tablets tends to accentuate the negative effects oflabelling a subject as hypertensive. The act oftaking tablets per se may elicit a spectrum of subjective adverse effects, as we have learned ... Read more
The prevention and correction of high blood pressure obviously is not an end in itself but a means of preventing cardiovascular complications. It is tempting to res ort to antihypertensive drugs, for the simple reason that current preparations are easy to dose and to take. There is a variety of reasons, however, to take advantage of the antihypertensive potential of nonpharmaco logical approaches first. For one thing, the use of tablets tends to accentuate the negative effects oflabelling a subject as hypertensive. The act oftaking tablets per se may elicit a spectrum of subjective adverse effects, as we have learned ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Number of pages
132
Condition
New
Number of Pages
132
Place of Publication
Berlin, Germany
ISBN
9783540510703
SKU
V9783540510703
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