Cardiovascular disease prevention in low resource settings: Lessons from the heartfile experience in Pakistan

Ethnicity and Disease

Volumn 13, Issue 2 SUPPL. 2, 2003, Pages

  Nishtar, Sania ^a  

^a NONE   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICE; MASS MEDIUM; ORGANIZATION; PAKISTAN; REVIEW; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; TIME; ARTICLE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; SOCIAL MARKETING;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH RESOURCES; HUMANS; MASS MEDIA; PAKISTAN; PRIVATE SECTOR; SOCIAL MARKETING;

EID: 1542604367     PISSN: 1049510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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