Epidemic of Cardiovascular Disease and Diabetes: Explaining the Phenomenon in South Asians Worldwide
- ISBN-10
- 0198833245
- ISBN-13
- 9780198833246
- Category
- Cardiovascular system
- Pages
- 384
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2019
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, USA
- Author
- Raj S. Bhopal
Description
In South Asian's, the cardiovascular diseases of stroke and coronary heart disease (CVD) are epidemic, and diabetes mellitus (type 2) is pandemic. This book presents a synthesis that can help guide prevention, clinical care and research.
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