Health status of Indian population - Current scenario

Journal of Association of Physicians of India

Volumn 52, Issue MAY, 2004, Pages 363-369

  Ashavaid, Tester F ^a   Todur, Seema P ^a   Dherai, Alpa J ^a  

^a P D HINDUJA NATIONAL HOSPITAL   (India)

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CORONARY ARTERY ATHEROSCLEROSIS; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INDIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REFERENCE VALUE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; AGED; CORONARY ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; INDIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REFERENCE VALUES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS;

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