Additional content is available online at Elsevier eBooks for Practicing Clinicians The Lancet Commission on pollution and health defines pollution as unwanted, often dangerous, chemical material introduced into the environment as the result of human activity, that threatens health and…
Additional content is available online at Elsevier eBooks for Practicing Clinicians Shifting Burden Between 1990 and 2017, deaths from cardiovascular disease (CVD) increased from 26% to 32% of all deaths globally, a reflection of the rapid epidemiologic transition, particularly in…
Additional content is available online at Elsevier eBooks for Practicing Clinicians The Birth Although the heart was recognized as a vital organ in early human history, its function was not understood but was widely debated over millennia. In 1628, William…