Coronary Heart Disease Prevention A Handbook for the Health Care Team

The prevention of coronary heart disease (CHD) has never been more important. Throughout the world death rates from cardiovascular causes are rising and are soon estimated to overtake infectious diseases as the leading global cause of death for the first time in history. All healthcare professional...

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Other Authors: Lindsay, Grace M. (Editor), Gaw, Allan (Editor)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Edinburgh New York Churchill Livingstone 2004
Edition:second edition
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