Product Description

Coronary heart disease is the leading cause of death worldwide affecting millions of people in both developed and developing countries. The dual aims of this book are to review the well-established and emerging risk factors in coronary heart disease and to apply this knowledge to public health approaches to disease prevention. The book includes authoritative accounts of studies within a single population and international studies, important areas of methodological development, trials to test preventive strategies, and the application of epidemiological and other knowledge to the development of public health policy for the prevention of widespread disease. It is an all-encompassing work containing contributions from the world authorities in the field. The book is divided into four sections. The introduction reviews advances in the understanding of, and the current status, of risk factors for CHD. Section 2 looks at recent global trends and emerging patterns of CHD morbidity and mortality in several countries, and includes chapters on work done under the auspices of WHO on the global burden of disease in relation to smoking and blood pressure. Section 3 focuses on advances in understanding the aetiology of CHD with each chapter focused on a particular risk factor. Section 4 explores measures of prevention and intervention in terms of public health policy with specific examples from around the world.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1120961 in Books
• Published on: 2005-09-21
• Original language: English
• Dimensions: 3.26 pounds
• Binding: Paperback
• 952 pages

Review
From reviews of the first edition:

`For the eager student as well as for the epidemiologist just trying to keep up, this is probably the most complete and authoritative text now available.' BMJ

`The great strength of this book is that it brings together and summarizes a mass of detail... will be of paricular interest to those who want to bring themselves up to date on the wide field... and, in particular, to postgraduate students in epidemiology and public health.' New England Journal of Medicine

`The balance between the etiologic and public health components is a major strength of this text... the most comprehensive and readable text available in the field today.' Australian Epidemiology Association News

`[It] has contributions from many eminent workers who, in trawling a wealth of literature, have performed a creditable service for those who may have cause to seek guidance through the morass.' International Journal of Epidemiology

From the Publisher
2 halftones, numerous tables, graphs and line drawings

About the Author
Michael Marmot is at Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University College, London, UK. Paul Elliott is at Professor of Epidemiology and Public Health, Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, London, UK.