基本説明
Contents: Hypertension as an Important Public Health Challenge; Blood Pressure and Risk of Vascular Disease; Weight Reduction; Moderation of Alcohol Consumption; Calcium and Magnesium Supplementation; Intervention in Children; and more.
Full Description
This text compiles all available scientific evidence on the efficacy of lifestyle modification, focusing on the effective implementation of the interventional techniques and skills necessary to assist clinicians in the management of the hypertensive patient.
Contents
Hypertension as an important public health challenge, Jiang He, Patricia M. Kearney and Paul K. Whelton; blood pressure and risk of vascular disease, Jiang He, Patricia M. Kearney, and Paul Muntner; strategies for prevention of adverse blood pressurelevels, Jeremiah Stamler; strategies for treatment of hypertension, Norman M. Kaplan; weight reduction, Shiriki Kumanyika and Nayyar Iqbal; dietary salt reduction, Jeffrey A. Cutler, Eva Obarzanek, and Edward J. Roccella; moderation of alcoholconsumption, Ian B. Puddey and William C. Cushman; physical activity, Kazuko Ishikawa-Takata and Toshiki Ohta; potassium supplementation, Paul K. Whelton and Jiang He; calcium and magnesium supplementation, Francesco P. Cappuccio; macronutrients, fibre,cholesterol and dietary patterns, Lawrence J. Appel and Paul Elliott; dietary omega 3 fatty acids, Lawrence J. Beilin and Trevor A. Mori; biofeedback and relaxation, Thomas Pickering and Mohammad Rafey; intervention in children, Elaine Urbina, Sathanur R.Srinivasan and Gerald S. Berenson; intervention in the elderly, Jeff D. Williamson and William B. Applegate; intervention in minorities, Daniel W. Jones and Marion R. Wofford; policies for prevention and treatment of hypertension, Edward D. Frohlich,Edward J. Roccella, and Claude Lenfant.
