1st Edition
Preventing Coronary Heart Disease Prospects, Policies, and Politics
By Michael Calnan
Copyright 1991
236 Pages
by
Routledge
240 Pages
by
Routledge
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Coronary Heart Disease is the major cause of death in the UK, being responsible for thirty-one percent of male deaths and for twenty-four percent of female deaths in 1987 in England and Wales. Preventing Coronary Heart Disease examines these statistics and focuses specifically on policies for its prevention by the Government, general practitioners, and concerned groups. Michael Calnan looks at the... Read more
Chapter 1. An introduction: prospects for prevention. Chapter 2. Policies for prevention: approaches of government. Chapter 3. General practice and prevention: a policy analysis. Chapter 4. The perspective of the general practitioner. Chapter 5. Explaining patterns of health related behaviour. Chapter 6. A Conclusion.
Biography
Calnan, Michael
'This is an interesting and useful book, worthwhile as a reference with its extensive bibliography and interesting in its perspective of a difficult problem.' - Dr P. Sims, Director of Public Health, North Devon Health Authority
