Geographic differences in the characteristics of coronary artery disease in India

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 67, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 187-189

  Park, D ^a   Desai, P ^a   Aiyengar, J ^a   Balladur, A ^a  

^a Serdia House   (India)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CIGARETTE SMOKING; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; GEOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERTENSION; INDIA; LETTER; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL STATUS;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; ANGINA, UNSTABLE; CORONARY DISEASE; DIABETES COMPLICATIONS; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; HUMANS; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERTENSION; INDIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; RISK FACTORS; SMOKING; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 0032433695     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: 18741754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-5273(98)00316-7     Document Type: Letter

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