Hypertension in the Community

Fülszöveg

Bibiîotfieca Cardiológica Editor: J.J. Kellermann
Myocardial Revascularization in Acute Conditions
Editor; S.G. Degré, Brussels
VI + 146 p., 20 flg., 29 tab., 1985. ISBN 3-8055-4142-2
Rehabilitation: A Component of Comprehensive Cardiac Care
Editor: N. K. Wenger, Atlanta, Ga.
XII + 132 p., 9 fig., 15 tab., hard cover, 1986. ISBN 3-8055-4359-X
Non-Pharmacologic Therapy of Hypertension
Editors: M.D. Blaufox, Bronx, N.Y.; H.G. Langford, Jackson, Miss. VI + 150 p., 11 fig., 12 tab., hard cover, 1987. ISBN 3-8055-4459-6
Hypertension in the Community
Editors: T. Rosenthal, D. Silverberg, Tel Aviv X + 178 p., 22 fig., 41 tab., hard cover, 1987. ISBN 3-8055-4521-5
This book gives an excellent update on hypertension care in general. It includes important national, regional and local studies on the epidemiology and methods of control of hypertension in different countries, communities and ethnic groups. Hypertension control programs are described in developing countries,... Tovább

Fülszöveg

Bibiîotfieca Cardiológica Editor: J.J. Kellermann
Myocardial Revascularization in Acute Conditions
Editor; S.G. Degré, Brussels
VI + 146 p., 20 flg., 29 tab., 1985. ISBN 3-8055-4142-2
Rehabilitation: A Component of Comprehensive Cardiac Care
Editor: N. K. Wenger, Atlanta, Ga.
XII + 132 p., 9 fig., 15 tab., hard cover, 1986. ISBN 3-8055-4359-X
Non-Pharmacologic Therapy of Hypertension
Editors: M.D. Blaufox, Bronx, N.Y.; H.G. Langford, Jackson, Miss. VI + 150 p., 11 fig., 12 tab., hard cover, 1987. ISBN 3-8055-4459-6
Hypertension in the Community
Editors: T. Rosenthal, D. Silverberg, Tel Aviv X + 178 p., 22 fig., 41 tab., hard cover, 1987. ISBN 3-8055-4521-5
This book gives an excellent update on hypertension care in general. It includes important national, regional and local studies on the epidemiology and methods of control of hypertension in different countries, communities and ethnic groups. Hypertension control programs are described in developing countries, countries with shifting populations and increasing urbanization, as well as in Western countries. Contributions also examine the role of stress, eating habits and exercise on blood pressure, and the influence of cultural, racial and ethnic factors on compliance. Chapters offer new, improved approaches to the prevention, detection and treatment of hypertension throughout the world. Studies on specific aspects of hypertension control are presented, including hypertension in children and the elderly in different racial and ethnic groups. Readers will also find improved strategies for monitoring hypertension, and descriptions of modern, more effective methods of health education. In addition, the book includes an update on new nonphar-macological and pharmacological treatments, and improved methods of ensuring compliance. Providing convenient access to essential information on the present situation throughout the world, this volume is aimed at the wide variety of health care professionals concerned with the control of hypertension in the community. Vissza