Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Childhood

Download or read book Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Childhood written by Basil S. Hetzel and published by Elsevier Publishing Company. This book was released on 1987 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Abstract: These papers review recent developments in reduction of cardiovasular disease risk factors in childhood with special attention to intervention programs designed to reduce the well-documented high prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors in childhood in most Western countries. Topics include: the problem of cardiovascular disease in childhood; intervention in the schools against cardiovascular risk factors in children; intervention in the community against cardiovascular risk factors in children; and social and political aspects of the implementation of intervention programs.