TY  - JOUR
T1  - You are a preventive cardiologist: The scope of pediatric preventive
AU  - Strong WB
Y1  - 1989/10/01
N1  - 10.1001/archpedi.1989.02150220035016
JO  - American Journal of Diseases of Children
SP  - 1145
EP  - 1145
VL  - 143
IS  - 10
N2  - The excitement of pediatric preventive cardiology arises from its magnitude. When one becomes involved in the practice of preventive cardiology, its relationship to general good health becomes self-evident. You have been trained as preventive cardiologists. Until now you have just not focused your activities on an organ system. Historically, pediatricians' natural bailiwick has been preventive medicine and public health. Pediatricians have always been interested in childhood nutrition; they have led the good fight against smoking and have encouraged children to be physically active. Prudent diet, physical activity, and nonsmoking are the pillars of the practice of preventive cardiology. The only difference between what pediatricians did and are beginning to do under the rubric of preventive cardiology is that they are now targeting their advocacy on an organ disease process.The prevention or deferment of the symptomatic phase of chronic disease is dependent on the teaching and implementation of healthy life-styles
SN  - 0002-922X
M3  - doi: 10.1001/archpedi.1989.02150220035016
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/archpedi.1989.02150220035016
ER  -