The cardiovascular disease situation in Seychelles.
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serval:BIB_A48CC2733D50
Type
Article: article from journal or magazin.
Publication sub-type
Review (review): journal as complete as possible of one specific subject, written based on exhaustive analyses from published work.
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Publications
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Title
The cardiovascular disease situation in Seychelles.
Journal
World Health Statistics Quarterly. Rapport Trimestriel De Statistiques Sanitaires Mondiales
ISSN
0379-8070 (Print)
ISSN-L
0379-8070
Publication state
Published
Issued date
1993
Volume
46
Number
2
Pages
108-112
Language
english
Notes
Publication types: Journal Article
Publication Status: ppublish
Publication Status: ppublish
Abstract
A rising frequency of cardiovascular diseases and related risk factors has been documented in Seychelles. This epidemiological transition to chronic diseases is believed to result from the aging of the population and from changes in lifestyle associated with a rapidly improving standard of living. Since 1990 a long-term national collaborative programme has been established for the prevention and control of cardiovascular diseases. It has been designed with a view to implementing a combination of population-based and specific, high-risk target-group strategies. Objectives have been formulated, and culturally acceptable multisectoral activities have been devised, along with plans for the monitoring of cardiovascular diseases and risk factors and for the evaluation of the programme as it proceeds.
Keywords
Adult, Aged, Cardiovascular Diseases/epidemiology, Cardiovascular Diseases/prevention & control, Diet, Female, Health Education, Humans, Life Style, Male, Middle Aged, Prevalence, Risk Factors, Seychelles/epidemiology
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