Cardiovascular disease in India: Lessons learnt & challenges ahead

Indian Journal of Medical Research

Volumn 132, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 529-530

  Prabhakaran, Dorairaj ^a   Yusuf, Salim ^b  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH FOUNDATION OF INDIA   (India)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DYSLIPIDEMIA; EDITORIAL; EPIDEMIC; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INDIA; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; URBAN RURAL DIFFERENCE; ECONOMICS; RESEARCH;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; HUMANS; INDIA; PREVALENCE; RESEARCH;

EID: 78649492088     PISSN: 09715916     EISSN: 09715916     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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