Cardiovascular disease risk management in a primary health care setting of North India

Indian Heart Journal

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 19-25

  Kar, Sitanshu Sekhar ^a   Thakur, J S ^a   Jain, Sanjay ^a   Kumar, Rajesh ^a  

^a POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular disease; Primary health care setting; Risk management

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ANGINA PECTORIS; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INDIA; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RISK MANAGEMENT; RURAL AREA; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK; URBAN AREA; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ADULT; AGED; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; COHORT STUDIES; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RISK FACTORS; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR;

EID: 48749110406     PISSN: 00194832     EISSN: 00194832     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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