Prevalence of risk factors for coronary artery disease in the community in Eastern Nepal - A pilot study

Journal of Association of Physicians of India

Volumn 59, Issue 5, 2011, Pages

  Kalra, Sarathi ^a   Narain, Smiti ^a   Karki, Prahlad ^a   Ansari, Jawaid A ^a   Ranabhat, Kajan ^a   Basnet, Nabin ^a  

^a B P KOIRALA INSTITUTE OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (Nepal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERTENSION; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEPAL; PILOT STUDY; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; SEX RATIO; SMOKING;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BODY MASS INDEX; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERTENSION; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEPAL; PILOT PROJECTS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SMOKING;

EID: 79956197208     PISSN: 00045772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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