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Edited by Killian Robinson. 419 pp. Armonk, N.Y., Futura, 1998. $69. ISBN 0-87993-692-4.

Despite the wealth of data immortalized in the Framingham Study and other flagship observational studies, the implications of the prevention of cardiovascular diseases did not influence clinical practice until a series of well-designed randomized trials demonstrated the efficacy of various interventions in reducing the rate of cardiovascular events. These studies were an impetus for clinicians to be more diligent in taking measures to prevent cardiovascular disease. For physicians who want to embrace this idea, Robinson has assembled an impressive array of distinguished researchers and clinicians who take us full circle, from a historical review of the epidemiology of hypertension through . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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