Translating evidence into policy for cardiovascular disease control in India

Health Research Policy and Systems

Volumn 9, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Gupta, Rajeev ^a   Guptha, Soneil ^a   Joshi, Rajnish ^b   Xavier, Denis ^c  

^a FORTIS HOSPITAL   (India)

^b MAHATMA GANDHI INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

^c ST JOHN'S NATIONAL ACADEMY OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; SATURATED FATTY ACID; SODIUM CHLORIDE; TRANS FATTY ACID;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE CONTROL; DYSLIPIDEMIA; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INDIA; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MULTICENTER STUDY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; REVIEW; SMOKING;

EID: 79651468710     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14784505     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1478-4505-9-8     Document Type: Review

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