Surveillance for risk factors of cardiovascular disease among an industrial population in southern India

National Medical Journal of India

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 8-13

  Mohan, V ^a   Deepa, M ^a   Farooq, S ^a   Prabhakaran, D ^b   Reddy, K S ^b  

^a MADRAS DIABETES RESEARCH FOUNDATION   (India)

^b ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; DIABETES MELLITUS; DYSLIPIDEMIA; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HOMEOPATHY; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERTENSION; HYPERTRIGLYCERIDEMIA; HYPOALPHALIPOPROTEINEMIA; INDIA; INDUSTRIAL AREA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

ADULT; AGED; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; INDIA; INDUSTRY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 41049097326     PISSN: 0970258X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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