Prevalence of Coronary Risk Factors among Indian Physicians

Journal of Association of Physicians of India

Volumn 49, Issue DEC, 2001, Pages 1148-1152

  Gupta, A ^a   Gupta, R ^b   Lal, B ^a   Singh, A K ^b   Kothari, K ^c  

^a ESI HOSPITAL   (India)

^b Monilek Hospital and Research Centre   (India)

^c SMS MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS;

ADULT; AGED; CORONARY DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIANS; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0035750638     PISSN: 00045772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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