The impact of migration on cardiovascular disease and its risk factors among people of Indian origin

Current Science

Volumn 97, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 378-384

  Jeemon, Panniyammakal ^a   Neogi, Sutapa ^a   Bhatnagar, Deepak ^b   Cruickshank, Kennedy J ^b   Prabhakaran, Dorairaj ^a  

^a Initiative for Cardiovascular Health Research in the Developing Countries   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular disease; Ethnic groups; Lifestyle; Migration; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

EID: 71949130153     PISSN: 00113891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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