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Global epidemiology of chronic diseases: the epidemiologic transition -- Global epidemiology of cardiovascular disease -- Epidemiology of lschemic (Coronary) heart disease -- Epidemiology of myocardial infaection -- Epidemiology of sudden cardiac death -- Epidemiology of stroke (Cerebral infarction) -- Epidemiology of heart failure -- Epidemiology of aortic aneurysm and dissection -- Epidemiology of venous thromboembolism and pulmonary embolism -- Epidemiology of hypertension -- Pathogenesis of cancer -- Global epidemiology of cancer -- Epidemiology of lung cancer -- Epidemiology of laryngeal cancer -- Epidemiology of cancers of the lip, oral cavity, and pharynx -- Epidemiology of esophageal cancer -- Epidemiology og stomach cancer -- Epidemiology of colorectal cancer -- Epidemiology of pancreatic cancer -- Epidemiology of primary liver cancer: hepatocellular carcinoma and cholangiocarcinoma -- Epidemiology of breast cancer -- Epidemiology of overian cancer -- Epidemiology of cancer of the corpus uteri: endometrial cancer, uterine sarcoma, and choriocarcinoma -- Epidemiology of cervical cancer -- Epidemiology of vaginal, vulvar, and anal cancer -- Epidemiology of prostate cancer -- Epidemiology of testicular cancer -- Epidemiology of carcinoma of the external male genitalia: penis and scrotum -- Epidemiology ofurinary bladder cancer -- Epidemiology of kidney cancer -- Epidemiology of cancers of the thyroid and parathyroid -- Epidemiology of adrenal cancer -- Epidemiology of malignant melanoma -- Epidemiology of nonmelanoma skin cancer: basal cell, squamous cell, and merkel cell skin cancers -- Epidemiology of classic sarcoma and kaposi sarcoma -- Epidemiology of lymphoma: non-hodgkin's lymphoma, and multiple myeloma -- Epidemiology of leukemia -- Epidemiology of Brain tu,ors: glioma, meningioma, acoustic neuroma, and pituitary tumors -- Epidemiology of chronic obstructive pulumonary disease -- Epidemiology of obesity -- The Epidemiology of thyroid disease: hyperthyroidism and hypothyroidism -- Epidemiology of chronic kidney disease -- Epidemiology of cirrhosis of the liver -- Epidemiology of osteoporosis -- Epidemiology of arthritis -- Epidemiology of alzheimer's disease -- Epidemiology of parkinson's disease -- Epidemiology of multiple scerosis -- Epidemiology of epilepsy -- Epidemiology of schizophrenia -- Epidemiology of suicide -- Epidemiology of tuberculosis -- Epidemiology of makaria -- Epidemiology of HIV/AIDS -- Index.