Global Shifts in Cardiovascular Disease, the Epidemiologic Transition, and Other Contributing Factors: Toward a New Practice of Global Health Cardiology

• Autores: Mendoza W., Miranda J.J.
• Formato: revisión
• Fecha de Publicación: 2017
• Institución: Consejo Nacional de Ciencia Tecnología e Innovación
• Repositorio: CONCYTEC-Institucional
• Lenguaje: inglés
• OAI Identifier: oai:repositorio.concytec.gob.pe:20.500.12390/630
• Enlace del recurso: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12390/630; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ccl.2016.08.004
• Nivel de acceso: acceso abierto
• Materia: history of medicine; cardiology; cardiovascular disease; cardiovascular mortality; cardiovascular risk; comorbidity; demography; developing country; health care practice; https://purl.org/pe-repo/ocde/ford#3.02.04

The epidemiologic transition theory, since it was first proposed, gave an intellectual boost to understanding the changing dynamics of epidemiologic profiles. The epidemiologic transition provided a complement to the discourse of demographic change. Despite its criticisms and revisions, it is still a useful concept that influences public health debates, and has proved to be influential, particularly in changing societies. Most countries are facing the rapidly emerging needs of populations