Surveillance of cardiovascular disease risk factors in India: The need & scope

Indian Journal of Medical Research

Volumn 132, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 634-642

  Shah, Bela ^a   Mathur, Prashant ^a  

^a INDIAN COUNCIL OF MEDICAL RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular diseases; Risk factor; Surveillance

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ANTHROPOMETRIC PARAMETERS; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHRONIC DISEASE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; COMMUNITY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIET; DYSLIPIDEMIA; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INDIA; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; RURAL POPULATION; SCHOOL; SEX DIFFERENCE; TOBACCO; URBAN POPULATION; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE; WORKPLACE; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; METHODOLOGY; POLICY;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; HUMANS; INDIA; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PUBLIC POLICY; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 78649475661     PISSN: 09715916     EISSN: 09715916     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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