Emerging epidemic of cardiovascular disease in developing countries

Circulation

Volumn 97, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 596-601

  Reddy, K Srinath ^a   Yusuf, Salim ^b  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular diseases; Mortality; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DISEASE CONTROL; ECONOMIC ASPECT; HEALTH CARE; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; LIFESTYLE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NUTRITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING;

EID: 0031889443     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.CIR.97.6.596     Document Type: Review

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