Primary prevention of cardiovascular diseases
Open Access
- 1 January 2003
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care
- Vol. 21 (2) , 68-74
- https://doi.org/10.1080/02813430310000717
Abstract
One of the tasks of primary health care is the prevention of disease. Cardiovascular disease is still the leading cause of death, and there are several sets of guidelines dealing with both primary and secondary prevention. The article overviews the risk factors for cardiovascular disease and the strategies for primary prevention.Keywords
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