Cardiovascular risk behavior among students of a Medical College in Delhi

Indian Journal of Community Medicine

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 51-53

  Rustagi, N ^a,b   Taneja, D K ^a   Mishra, P ^a   Ingle, G K ^a  

^a MAULANA AZAD MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^b NONE   (India)

Author keywords

Cardio vascular; medical college; risk behaviors; students

Indexed keywords

EID: 79957629558     PISSN: 09700218     EISSN: 19983581     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0970-0218.80794     Document Type: Article

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