Abstract
The terms incidence, prevalence, coronary heart disease, coronary artery disease, and cardiovascular disease, as used in this chapter (Wilson and Douglas 2012), are defined as follows: Prevalence-The number of existing cases of a disease divided by the total population at a point in time. Incidence-The number of new cases of a disease over a period of time divided by the population at risk.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Title of host publication | Cardiovascular Diseases |
| Subtitle of host publication | Nutritional and Therapeutic Interventions |
| Publisher | CRC Press |
| Pages | 3-18 |
| Number of pages | 16 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9781439882016 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781439882009 |
| State | Published - Jan 1 2013 |
| Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Medicine
- General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology