This Second Edition Provides Authoritative And Readable Insight Into The Wide Field Of Coronary Heart Disease Epidemiology. It Reviews Major Risk Factors From Various Perpectives And Is An Important Textbook On The Epidemiology And Prevention Of Heart Attacks. Coronary Heart Disease Epidemiology : From Aetiology To Public Health / M. Marmot And P. Elliott -- Contribution Of Epidemiology To Understanding Coronary Heart Disease / F.h. Epstein -- Established Major Coronary Risk Factors : Historical Overview / J. Stamler -- Current Status : Six Established Major Risk Factors And Low Risk / J. Stamler ... [et Al.] -- Us Trends / R.v. Luepker -- Coronary Heart Disease In Central And Eastern Europe And The Former Soviet Union / M. Bobak And M. Marmot -- Trends In Asia / H. Ueshima -- Developing Countries / K.s. Reddy -- Coronary Heart Disease Burden Among Persons Of African Origin / R.s. Cooper -- Coronary Heart Disease Mortality Attributable To Smoking : Global And Regional Estimates For 2000 / M. Ezzati And A.d. Lopez -- Blood Pressure And The Burden Of Coronary Heart Disease / C.m.m. Lawes ... [et Al.] -- Lipids And Cholesterol / M. Law And A. Rodgers -- Trends In All-cause And Cardiovascular Mortality : A Comparison Between Belgium, The Netherlands, And Denmark, 1950-99 / J.v. Joossens And H. Kesteloot -- Dietary Patterns And Coronary Heart Disease Risk / T.p. Erlinger And L.j. Appel -- Antioxidants And Cardiovascular Disease / E. R. Miller And L. J. Appel -- Serum Homocysteine And Coronary Heart Disease / D. S. Wald ... [et Al.] -- Alcohol And Coronary Heart Disease / M. Bobak And M. Marmot -- Fish Consumption, N-3 Fatty Acids, And Coronary Heart Disease / D. Kromhout -- Exercise Versus Heart Attack: History Of A Hypothesis / J. N. Morris -- Obesity / A. R. Dyer, J. Stamler, And P. Greenland -- Metabolic Syndrome, Diabetes And Coronary Heart Disease / G. Hu, Q. Qiao, And J. Tuomilehto -- Women And Cardiovascular Heart Disease / L. H. Kuller -- Use Of Oral Contraceptives / N. R. Poulter -- Systematic Review Of Prospective Cohort Studies Of Psychosocial Factors In The Aetiology And Prognosis Of Coronary Heart Disease / H. Kuper, M. Marmot, H. Hemingway -- Mental Illness And Coronary Heart Disease / S. Stansfeld And F. Rasul -- Psychophysiology / A. Steptoe -- Chronic Infection And Systemic Inflammation / P. Whincup And J. Danesh -- Coagulation, Thrombosis, And Coronary Heart Disease / T.w. Meade And P.k. Maccallum -- Air Pollution / C.a. Pope Iii -- Seasonal Variations In All-cause And Cardiovascular Mortality And The Role Of Temperature / M.b. Toledano, G. Shaddick, And P. Elliott -- Gene-environment Interaction In Coronary Artery Disease : Apolipoprotein E And Smoking And The Interleukin-6 Gene And Inflammation As Examples / S.e. Humphries -- The Developmental Origins Of Coronary Heart Disease / D.j.p. Barker -- Life Course Influences On Coronary Heart Disease / G. Davey Smith And J. Lynch -- Emergence Of Risk Factors In Children / D.r. Labarthe -- Risk Factors In The Elderly / J.g. Van Der Bom And D.e. Grobbee -- Strategies Of Prevention : The Individual And The Population / G. Rose -- Contributions To Change : Major Risk Factors And The Potential For Prevention / R. Beaglehole And A. Dobson -- Prevention Of Coronary Heart Disease : Findings From The Nurses' Health Study And Health Professionals' Follow-up Study / F.b. Hu And W.c. Willett -- Risk Scores For Management And Prevention Of Cardiovascular Disease / D. Wood And K. Kotseva -- Non-invasive Measures Of Preclinical Coronary Heart Disease / P. Greenland -- Screening For Future Coronary Heart Disease / N.j. Wald And M.r. Law -- Screening For Type 2 Diabetes / D.g. Johnston ... [et Al.] -- Primary Prevention Of High Blood Pressure / P. Elliott And J. Stamler -- The Secondary Prevention Of Cardiovascular Disease / S.s. Anand, E. Lonn, And S. Yusuf -- Smoke-free Policies Are An Effective Way To Reduce Heart Disease Rapidly / C. M. Fichtenberg And S.a. Glantz -- Nutrition Policy : National Strategies For Dietary Change / W.p.t. James And N.j. Rigby -- Lessening Inequalities And Effect On Coronary Heart Disease / M. Whitehead And M. Marmot -- Behaviour Change / L.j. Cooke, J. Wardle, And M. Jarvis -- Contributions To Change : Treatment / H. Tunstall-pedoe -- Intervention In High Risk Groups : Hypertension / P.s. Sever And N.r. Poulter -- Community Change And The Role Of Public Health / P. Puska. Bibliographic Level Mode Of Issuance: Monograph Includes Bibliographical References And Index. English