title: Foreword of the Commissioner and General Director of the Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome.
authors.affiliation: Commissioner.
authors.forename: Walter
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Ricciardi
authors.affiliation: General Director.
authors.forename: Angelo
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Del Favero
mesh_terms: D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D062665:Epidemiological Monitoring; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011159:Population Surveillance / Q000379:methods*