This book tackles a large subject and deals with much epidemiological evidence. This is done effectively, each chapter written clearly, a tribute to both contributors and the editors ... a readable and digestible book. It is possible to use it as a quick reference guide or as a starting point in a more thorough search. I also found it useful as a quick reference for both my clinical work and as a teaching text. I will certainly recommend it as a reference text for medical students.

• Part I: Evidence for reducible risk ; 1. Smoking ; 2. Hypertension ; 3. Lipids and lipoproteins ; 4. Nutrition ; 5. Exercise ; 6. Alcohol ; 7. Personality and psychological environment ; 8. Diabetes ; 9. Social Deprivation ; 10. Hormone replacement therapy ; 11. Haemostasis ; 12. Antioxidants ; 13. Prevention of Stroke ; 14. Secondary prevention ; 15. Multiple risk ; Part II: Evidence for the effectiveness of implementation ; 16. Community-based interventions ; 17. Individual interventions and behaviour change ; 18. Taking the initiative: strategies and implications ; 19. Issues in Measurement ; 20. Screening policy ; Part III: Implementation ; 21. The population and individual strategies ; 22. Preparing the practice ; 23. Principles of patient management

This book tackles a large subject and deals with much epidemiological evidence. This is done effectively, each chapter written clearly, a tribute to both contributors and the editors ... a readable and digestible book. It is possible to use it as a quick reference guide or as a starting point in a more thorough search. I also found it useful as a quick reference for both my clinical work and as a teaching text. I will certainly recommend it as a reference text for medical students.

• Part I: Evidence for reducible risk ; 1. Smoking ; 2. Hypertension ; 3. Lipids and lipoproteins ; 4. Nutrition ; 5. Exercise ; 6. Alcohol ; 7. Personality and psychological environment ; 8. Diabetes ; 9. Social Deprivation ; 10. Hormone replacement therapy ; 11. Haemostasis ; 12. Antioxidants ; 13. Prevention of Stroke ; 14. Secondary prevention ; 15. Multiple risk ; Part II: Evidence for the effectiveness of implementation ; 16. Community-based interventions ; 17. Individual interventions and behaviour change ; 18. Taking the initiative: strategies and implications ; 19. Issues in Measurement ; 20. Screening policy ; Part III: Implementation ; 21. The population and individual strategies ; 22. Preparing the practice ; 23. Principles of patient management