Prevalence of ischemic heart disease in a rural population of Bangladesh

Indian Heart Journal

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 239-241

  Mostafa Zaman, M ^a,b   Ahmed, Jasimuddin ^a   Choudhury, Sohel R ^a   Numan, Sharker Md ^a   Parvin, Kawsar ^a   Islam, Md Sadequl ^a  

^a Ekhlaspur Center of Health (ECOH)   (Bangladesh)

^b NONE   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

Bangladesh; Coronary heart disease; Ischemic heart disease; Rural population

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENOPAUSE; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; RURAL AREA; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING HABIT;

ADULT; BANGLADESH; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA; PREVALENCE; RURAL POPULATION;

EID: 36348996697     PISSN: 00194832     EISSN: 00194832     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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