The cardiovascular disease situation in Seychelles.

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ID Serval
serval:BIB_A48CC2733D50
Type
Article: article d'un périodique ou d'un magazine.
Sous-type
Synthèse (review): revue aussi complète que possible des connaissances sur un sujet, rédigée à partir de l'analyse exhaustive des travaux publiés.
Collection
Publications
Institution
Titre
The cardiovascular disease situation in Seychelles.
Périodique
World Health Statistics Quarterly. Rapport Trimestriel De Statistiques Sanitaires Mondiales
Auteur⸱e⸱s
Hungerbuhler P., Bovet P., Shamlaye C.
ISSN
0379-8070 (Print)
ISSN-L
0379-8070
Statut éditorial
Publié
Date de publication
1993
Volume
46
Numéro
2
Pages
108-112
Langue
anglais
Notes
Publication types: Journal Article
Publication Status: ppublish
Résumé
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.
Mots-clé
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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