Economic development by reducing the burden of cardiovascular disease in South Asia

Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 564-566

  Iqbal, Mohammad Perwaiz ^a  

^a AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular disease; Disability adjusted life year; Economic losses; South Asia

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; GLUCOSE;

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BANGLADESH; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CURRICULUM; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; FOOD INTAKE; FRUIT; GROSS NATIONAL PRODUCT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; IMMOBILIZATION; INDIA; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; LIFESTYLE; MALDIVES; MASS MEDIUM; NEPAL; OBESITY; PAKISTAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POLLUTION CONTROL; POVERTY; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; SCREENING; SOUTH ASIA; SRI LANKA; STRESS; TOBACCO; URBANIZATION; VEGETABLE;

EID: 84861894115     PISSN: 1682024X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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