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  1. 11. Understanding and managing cardiovascular disease risk factors in Vietnam : integrating clinical and public health perspectives

    Författare :Quang Ngoc Nguyen; Peter Byass; Lan-Viet Nguyen; Stig Wall; Lars Weinehall; Ruth Bonita; Göran Bondjers; Umeå universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; cardiovascular disease risk factors; epidemiology; prevention; hypertension; Vietnam; yếu tố nguy cơ bệnh tim mạch; dịch tễ học; dự phòng; tăng huyết áp; Việt Nam; Cardiology; kardiologi;

    Sammanfattning : Background: Vietnam, like other low-income countries, is facing an epidemic burden of cardiovascular disease risk factors (CVDRFs). The magnitude and directions of CVDRF progression are matters of uncertainty. LÄS MER

  3. 12. Where are the world’s disease patterns heading? : The challenges of epidemiological transition

    Författare :Ailiana Santosa; Peter Byass; Ulf Högberg; Joacim Rocklöv; Sarah Wild; Umeå universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; epidemiological transition; premature mortality; non-communicable disease; risk factors; Sweden; low-and middle-income countries; INDEPTH Network; Västerbotten Intervention Programme; Public health; folkhälsa;

    Sammanfattning : INTRODUCTION: Epidemiological transition theory, first postulated by Omran in 1971, provides a useful framework for understanding cause-specific mortality changes and may contribute usefully to predictions about cause-specific mortality. However, understandings of mortality transitions and associated epidemiological changes remain poorly defined for public health practitioners due to lack of evidence from low- and middle-income countries. LÄS MER

  4. 13. Hypertension in Vietnam : from community-based studies to a national targeted programme

    Författare :Pham Thai Son; Peter Byass; Alexandra Krettek; Umeå universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Hypertension; risk factor; community; programme; Vietnam; folkhälsa; Public health;

    Sammanfattning : Background: In the context of transitional Vietnam, hypertension has been shown to be one of the ten leading causes of morbidity and mortality in hospitals. However, population-based data on hypertension are to a large extent lacking. LÄS MER