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T Strasser

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PubMed1983

Implications of epidemiology for community medicine.

Although both epidemiology and community medicine are difficult to define, the relationship between them can be described in practical terms. Examples are given in which cardiovascular epidemiological studies demonstrated the need (a) for improving existing community health care services, (b) for extending them, (c) for transposing them to new settings, (d) for starting preventive measures early in life, and (e) for inducing population-wide changes. However, community medicine has many limitations, calling for a better information base, and also calling for more epidemiological research.

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PubMed1983

Blood pressure values in 8-9- and 14-15-year-old schoolchildren of Italian and Swiss origin: the Geneva survey.

In a cross-sectional epidemiological survey of the precursors of cardiovascular risk factors, 8-9- and 14-15-year-old boys and girls of Italian and Swiss origin were studied. Each of the 8 groups comprised about 100 participants chosen at random. In total 387 Italian and 410 Swiss participants of comparable socio-economic origin, and residing in Geneva, were studied under standardized conditions. The anthropometric measurements, the determinations of systolic and diastolic blood pressure and the lipoprotein lipids of both ethnic groups are presented and discussed in detail. The blood pressure values show only slight differences between the two ethnic groups, especially in the higher percentiles; significant differences exist, however, between the various anthropometric characteristics, some lipoprotein lipid measurements and sexual maturity. The blood pressure values are clearly correlated with body mass index, sexual maturity, anthropomorphic measurements, and heart rate. The results of the Geneva survey compare well with the reported results of other international studies.

Adolescent↗
PubMed1982

[Study and prevention of atherosclerosis precursors in childhood. The role of the World Health Organization].

Ten percent of 10 to 14 year-old boys and girls (in European populations) already have fibrous plaques in their coronary arteries, according to an anatomical study of WHO. Corresponding epidemiological findings point out relatively high blood lipid concentrations (depending on family eating habits) and the early onset of smoking in school-age children. Primary prevention of atherosclerosis should therefore start in childhood, and WHO sponsors cooperative research in this field, including intervention studies in children and adolescents.

Adolescent↗
PubMed1981

The community control of rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease: report of a WHO international cooperative project.

The feasibility and effectiveness of a programme for the community control of rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease were studied in a cooperative multicentre project initiated and coordinated by the World Health Organization. The programme was carried out in seven centres in various developing countries of Africa, America, and Asia according to a common protocol, and is under way in a further eight countries in Latin America. Pilot community programmes were shown to be practicable and effective in reducing the burden of rheumatic heart disease in developing countries and their extension to cover entire populations should be encouraged.

Adolescent↗
PubMed1980

Cerebrovascular disease in the community: results of a WHO collaborative study.

In a cooperative study coordinated by WHO, stroke was registered between 1971 and 1974 in 17 centres both in developing and developed countries. A common operating protocol was used to obtain comparable data. Age-adjusted incidence of stroke shows moderate geographical variations, cerebrovascular accidents being common in all the contrasting populations studied in various parts of the world. Data were also obtained on the types of management of stroke patients, their survival rates, and functional prognosis. Control of hypertension, although known to be effective in the prevention of stroke, seemed to be insufficient in most countries. It is concluded that stroke registers may be used as a source of information for the planning and implementation of stroke control programmes in the community.

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