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Epidemiology of Arterial Blood Pressure
. Ed(S): Kesteloot, H.; Joosens, J.V.
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Paperback. Editor(s): Kesteloot, H.; Joosens, J.V. Series: Developments in Cardiovascular Medicine. Num Pages: 536 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MBNS; MJD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 27. Weight in Grams: 813.
Hypertension is a major health problem and contrary to ischemic heart disease, which occurs only in Western countries, its distribution is almost universal. It is this universality that has prompted us to gather, in this book, data on arterial blood pressure obtained in different parts of the world. Moreover, cerebrovascular mortality, which is the commonest cause of death from hypertension, is decreasing in most Western countries and in Japan, and the reasons for this are still far from clear. A major problem in comparing blood pressure values from different centers is the standardization of the measurement. Complete standardization will never ... Read more
Hypertension is a major health problem and contrary to ischemic heart disease, which occurs only in Western countries, its distribution is almost universal. It is this universality that has prompted us to gather, in this book, data on arterial blood pressure obtained in different parts of the world. Moreover, cerebrovascular mortality, which is the commonest cause of death from hypertension, is decreasing in most Western countries and in Japan, and the reasons for this are still far from clear. A major problem in comparing blood pressure values from different centers is the standardization of the measurement. Complete standardization will never ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
536
Condition
New
Series
Developments in Cardiovascular Medicine
Number of Pages
531
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9789400988958
SKU
V9789400988958
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