Lifestyle risk factors and coronary heart disease prevalence in Indian men

Journal of Association of Physicians of India

Volumn 44, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 689-693

  Gupta, R ^a  

^a Monilek Hospital and Research Centre   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIA; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RANDOMIZATION; RISK FACTOR; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIOECONOMICS; URBAN POPULATION;

ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; CORONARY DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RANDOM ALLOCATION; RISK FACTORS; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 0030252618     PISSN: 00045772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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