Premature coronary heart disease risk factors & reducing the CHD burden in india

Indian Journal of Medical Research

Volumn 134, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 8-9

  Prabhakaran, Dorairaj ^a   Singh, Kavita ^b  

^a Centre for Chronic Disease Control (CCDC)   (India)

^b PUBLIC HEALTH FOUNDATION OF INDIA   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APOLIPOPROTEIN A; APOLIPOPROTEIN B; FIBRINOGEN; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; HOMOCYSTEINE; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL;

ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIETARY INTAKE; ECONOMIC ASPECT; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INDIA; INDUSTRIALIZATION; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; LETTER; LIFESTYLE; MENTAL STRESS; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY PREVENTION; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; RURAL AREA; SECONDARY PREVENTION; SMOKING; TECHNOLOGY; URBAN AREA;

EID: 80054789762     PISSN: 09715916     EISSN: 09715916     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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