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The Challenge of Chronic Vascular Diseases
Vol 10, No 2 - 2008






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Table of Contents

Editorial
An Iceberg No More: Rising Waters of Chronic Vascular Disease [free full text]


Policy & Practice
Chronic Vascular Diseases in Cuba: Strategies for 2015
Gail Reed, MS

Feature
Cuba’s National Health Sciences Prizes 2007 [free full text]
Gloria Giraldo, MPH

Interview
Riding the Brainwaves of Cuban Science:
Pedro Valdés Sosa, MD, PhD, Cuban Neuroscience Center, Havana

Gail Reed, MS & Julián Torres

Original Scientific Articles
Research & Practice
Prevalence of Obesity and its Association with Chronic Kidney Disease, Hypertension and Diabetes Mellitus. Isle of Youth Study (ISYS), Cuba
Raúl Herrera Valdés, MD, PhD, DrSc, et al.

Cardiovascular Risk among Older Women in a Havana Health Area
Nurys Bárbara Armas Rojas, MD, et al.

Association between Blood Lipids and Types of Stroke
Sergio González García, MS, et al.

Health Strategies
Epidemiology of Cerebrovascular Diseases in Cuba, 1970 to 2006
Miguel Angel Buergo Zuaznábar, MD, et al.

Introduction of Information and Communication Technologies in Havana Polyclinics: Phase One Evaluation
Susana B. Llanusa Ruiz, MPH, et al.

Abstracts
Cuban Research in Current International Journals [free full text]

Reprints
Assessment of Human Health Vulnerability to Climate Variability and Change in Cuba [free full text]
Paulo Lázaro Ortíz Bultó, et al.

International Cooperation Report
Sight for Sore Eyes: Cuba’s Vision Restoration Program
Conner Gorry

Viewpoint
Cubans’ Deadly Diet: A Wakeup Call [free full text]
Carmen Porrata, MD, PhD

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