Secondary prevention of coronary artery disease in urban Indian primary care

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 135, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 184-186

  Gupta, Rajeev ^a  

^a Monilek Hospital   (India)

Author keywords

Coronary artery disease, Epidemiology, India; Secondary prevention

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR;

ADULT; ANGINA PECTORIS; ARTICLE; CITY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DRUG USE; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INDIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SECONDARY PREVENTION; URBAN AREA;

ADRENERGIC BETA-ANTAGONISTS; ANGIOTENSIN-CONVERTING ENZYME INHIBITORS; ASPIRIN; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL-COA REDUCTASE INHIBITORS; HYPERTENSION; INDIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PLATELET AGGREGATION INHIBITORS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 67349209575     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2008.03.047     Document Type: Article

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