Need for community-based primary prevention of coronary heart disease in Nepal

Kathmandu University Medical Journal

Volumn 6, Issue 24, 2008, Pages 435-436

  Vaidya, A ^a  

^a KATHMANDU MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Nepal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL;

BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CIGARETTE SMOKING; COMMUNITY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; EDITORIAL; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERTENSION; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; NEPAL; NUTRITION; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIMARY PREVENTION; RISK FACTOR; RISK MANAGEMENT; SMOKING CESSATION; WAIST HIP RATIO;

EID: 67049142877     PISSN: 18122027     EISSN: 18122078     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3126/kumj.v6i4.1730     Document Type: Editorial

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