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Prevention of Coronary Heart Disease: Diet, Lifestyle and Risk Factors in the Seven Countries Study
Kromhout, Daan; Menotti, Alessandro; Blackburn, Henry
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Paperback. Series: Developments in Cardiovascular Medicine. Num Pages: 267 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MJD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 438.
In the 1940s I was struck by reports about many apparently healthy middle-aged men who dropped dead instantly from heart attacks. The causes of these sudden deaths were unknown. I was interested to discover physio-chemical characteristics of individuals with predictive value for the occurrence of these fatal heart attacks. The discovery ofpreventive variables would point ways to prevent this disease. In order to find relationships between mode of life and susceptibility to heart disease contrasting populations had to be studied. Variety - not a high degree of homogeneity in culture and habits - must be sought. After exploratory surveys in ... Read more
In the 1940s I was struck by reports about many apparently healthy middle-aged men who dropped dead instantly from heart attacks. The causes of these sudden deaths were unknown. I was interested to discover physio-chemical characteristics of individuals with predictive value for the occurrence of these fatal heart attacks. The discovery ofpreventive variables would point ways to prevent this disease. In order to find relationships between mode of life and susceptibility to heart disease contrasting populations had to be studied. Variety - not a high degree of homogeneity in culture and habits - must be sought. After exploratory surveys in ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
267
Condition
New
Series
Developments in Cardiovascular Medicine
Number of Pages
267
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9781461354024
SKU
V9781461354024
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