Physical Activity And Cardiovascular Disease Prevention

Peter Kokkinos (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

418 Seiten

2009
Jones and Bartlett Publishers, Inc (Verlag)
978-0-7637-5612-3 (ISBN)

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Physical Activity and Cardiovascular Disease Prevention helps students understand the epidemiology behind the assertion that physical activity is associated with better health and quality of life. This text addresses the principles governing physical activity, the methods for measuring exertion, the cardiovascular and metabolic responses to physical activity, and cardiovascular disease and risk factors.

Dr. Peter Kokkinos received his Doctorate in Exercise Physiology from the University of Maryland, School of Public Health. He then pursued clinical post-doctoral training at the Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences and Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Washington, DC. He is currently the Director of the Exercise Testing and Research Lab at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Washington, DC. His academic titles include: Professor of Medicine and Research at Veterans Affairs Medical Center; Adjunct Professor at Georgetown University School of Medicine (Cardiology), George Washington University School of Medicine Health Care Sciences and Health Sciences, and the University of Maryland, School of Public Health, College Park, Maryland. He is also a Fellow of the American College of Sports Medicine and the American Heart Association. Dr. Kokkinos has over 22 years of research experience in assessing cardiovascular risk and overall mortality. His research includes work on hypertension, diabetes, dyslipidemia and obesity. The findings of his work have resulted in numerous scientific publications in prestigious journals such as the New England Journal of Medicine, Circulation, Diabetes Care and Hypertension. He has been invited to present his research findings at numerous National and International scientific conferences.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	15.9.2009
Verlagsort	Sudbury
Sprache	englisch
Gewicht	822 g
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie
	Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Innere Medizin ► Kardiologie / Angiologie
	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Pflege
	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Physiotherapie / Ergotherapie
	Studium ► Querschnittsbereiche ► Epidemiologie / Med. Biometrie
ISBN-10	0-7637-5612-1 / 0763756121
ISBN-13	978-0-7637-5612-3 / 9780763756123
Zustand	Neuware