Cardiovascular diseases in the developing countries: Dimensions, determinants, dynamics and directions for public health action

Public Health Nutrition

Volumn 5, Issue 1 A, 2002, Pages 231-237

  Reddy, K Srinath ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular diseases; Cardiovascular risk; Developing countries; Health transition

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; DEMOGRAPHY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DIET; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; GENE INTERACTION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HEALTH PROGRAM; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INDUSTRIALIZATION; LIFESPAN; LIFESTYLE; NUTRITIONAL HEALTH; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SECONDARY PREVENTION; TOBACCO; URBANIZATION; AGE DISTRIBUTION; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING;

NICOTIANA TABACUM;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH TRANSITION; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK FACTORS; SMOKING;

EID: 0036463610     PISSN: 13689800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/PHN2001298     Document Type: Article

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