Rationale and design of the Rural Andhra Pradesh Cardiovascular Prevention Study (RAPCAPS): A factorial, cluster-randomized trial of 2 practical cardiovascular disease prevention strategies developed for rural Andhra Pradesh, India

American Heart Journal

Volumn 158, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 349-355

  Chow, Clara K ^a   Joshi, Rohina ^a,b   Gottumukkala, Arun K ^c   Raju, Krishnam ^d   Raju, Rama ^d,e   Reddy, Srinath ^c   MacMahon, Stephen ^a,b   Neal, Bruce ^a,b,f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b University of Sydney   (Australia)

^c Byrraju Foundation   (India)

^d CARE HOSPITAL   (India)

^e PUBLIC HEALTH FOUNDATION OF INDIA   (India)

^f Australian Division of World Action on Salt and Health   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTITHROMBOCYTIC AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIURETIC AGENT; HYPOCHOLESTEROLEMIC AGENT; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING; BLOOD SAMPLING; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FRUIT; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INDIA; KNOWLEDGE; LEAFY VEGETABLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METHODOLOGY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RURAL AREA; SMOKING;

ADULT; ALGORITHMS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INDIA; RESEARCH DESIGN; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR; RURAL POPULATION;

EID: 68849118456     PISSN: 00028703     EISSN: 10976744     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2009.05.034     Document Type: Article

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