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Author:

Rothstein, William G., author.

Title:

The coronary heart disease pandemic in the twentieth century : emergence and decline in advanced countries / William G. Rothstein.

Publisher:

CRC Press/Taylor & Francis Group,

Copyright Date:

2018

Description:

xii, 140 pages ; 24 cm

Subject:

Coronary heart disease--History--20th century.
Coronary Disease--epidemiology.
Pandemics--history.
Coronary Disease--history.
History, 20th Century.
Coronary heart disease.
1900-1999
History.

Notes:

"A science publishers book." Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

Pandemics as historical events -- Overview of the coronary heart disease pandemic in the United States and methods of analysis -- The emergence of the coronary heart disease pandemic in the United States, 1910-1935 -- The coronary heart disease pandemic in the United States from 1940 to 1967 -- Explanations for the emergence of the coronary heart disease pandemic -- State differences in coronary heart disease mortality -- Rates in the United States in 1950 and 1960 -- The emergence of the coronary heart disease pandemic in Canada and England and Wales -- The peak and decline of the coronary heart disease pandemic in the United States, 1970 to 2010 -- Explanations for the decrease in ischemic heart disease -- Mortality rates in the United States from 1970 to 2010 -- Decreases in state ischemic heart disease mortality rates, 1970-1990 -- The peak and decline of the pandemic in Canada, England and Wales, Western Europe, Australia and New Zealand -- Coronary heart disease after the pandemic.

ISBN:

113856950X
9781138569508

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1003650292

LCCN:

2017043740

Locations:

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)