All-cause mortality and cardiovascular mortality in Kerala State of India: Results from a 5-year follow-up of 161 942 rural community dwelling adults

Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 896-903

  Soman, C R ^a   Kutty, V R ^a   Safraj, S ^a   Vijayakumar, K ^a   Rajamohanan, K ^a   Ajayan, K ^a  

^a Health Action by People   (India)

Author keywords

cardiovascular disease; death; India; PROLIFE; stroke

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CAUSE OF DEATH; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INDIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RURAL POPULATION;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CAUSE OF DEATH; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; RURAL POPULATION;

EID: 82955194671     PISSN: 10105395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1010539510365100     Document Type: Article

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