Cardiovascular Disease and Associated Risk Factors in Cuba: Prospects for Prevention and Control

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Authors

Richard Cooper · Hospital Dr. Gustavo Fricke

Pedro Ordúñez · Hospital Dr. Gustavo Fricke

Marcos D. Iraola Ferrer · Hospital Dr. Gustavo Fricke

José Luís Bernal Muñoz · Hospital Dr. Gustavo Fricke

Alfredo D. Espinosa-Brito · Hospital Dr. Gustavo Fricke

Abstract

The Cuban medical care system has responded vigorously to the challenge of CVD; levels of control of hypertension are the highest in the world. Nonindustrialized countries can decisively control CVD.

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Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology Healthcare Systems and Reforms Cuban History and Society

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Published in: American Journal of Public Health

Volume 96, Issue 1, pp. 94-101

DOI: 10.2105/ajph.2004.051417

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Cardiovascular Disease and Associated Risk Factors in Cuba: Prospects for Prevention and Control

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