Surveillance and monitoring for chronic diseases: A vital investment

National Medical Journal of India

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 129-132

  Ebrahim, Shah ^a  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH FOUNDATION OF INDIA   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL;

BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHINA; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CHRONIC DISEASE; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; EDITORIAL; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS PREVALENCE; INDIA; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; MONITORING; OBESITY; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CHRONIC DISEASE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; INDIA; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; RISK FACTORS; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 79960831997     PISSN: 0970258X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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