Screening for Risk of Coronary Heart Disease
proceedings of a workshop on strategies for screening for risk of coronary heart disease organised jointly by the CardiovascularResearch Unit, Edinburgh University and the Chief Scientist Office, Scottish Home and Health Department and held at the King Khalid Conference Centre, Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh on 14 and 15 November 1985
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Contains the proceedings of a unique workshop sponsored by the Chief Scientist Office in Scotland and the Cardiovascular Research Unit at the University of Edinburgh in November 1985. The workshop dealt with the biological evidence for screening for risk of coronary heart disease, the practical strategies to be recommended, and the costs and benefits of the procedures. This work the views of international experts and reviews the risk factors for which individuals and populations might be screened in order to permit appropriate measures to reduce coronary heart disease in the community. The complementary strategies of the individual and population approaches to screening for risk of coronary heart disease are examined and appraised by some of the top names in the field.
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Screening for Risk of Coronary Heart Disease, Michael Oliver, David A. Wood, Michael Ashley-Miller
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- 1987
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- Title
- Screening for Risk of Coronary Heart Disease
- Subtitle
- proceedings of a workshop on strategies for screening for risk of coronary heart disease organised jointly by the CardiovascularResearch Unit, Edinburgh University and the Chief Scientist Office, Scottish Home and Health Department and held at the King Khalid Conference Centre, Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh on 14 and 15 November 1985
- Language
- English
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Released
- 1987
- Format
- Hardcover
- Pages
- 144
- ISBN10
- 0471911917
- ISBN13
- 9780471911913
- Series
- Tags
- Medicine, Prevention, Cardiology
- Description
- Contains the proceedings of a unique workshop sponsored by the Chief Scientist Office in Scotland and the Cardiovascular Research Unit at the University of Edinburgh in November 1985. The workshop dealt with the biological evidence for screening for risk of coronary heart disease, the practical strategies to be recommended, and the costs and benefits of the procedures. This work the views of international experts and reviews the risk factors for which individuals and populations might be screened in order to permit appropriate measures to reduce coronary heart disease in the community. The complementary strategies of the individual and population approaches to screening for risk of coronary heart disease are examined and appraised by some of the top names in the field.