The rural Andhra Pradesh cardiovascular prevention study (RAPCAPS): A cluster randomized trial

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 59, Issue 13, 2012, Pages 1188-1196

  Joshi, Rohina ^a   Chow, Clara K ^a,b   Raju, P Krishnam ^c   Raju, K Rama ^c,d   Gottumukkala, Arun Kumar ^e   Reddy, K Srinath ^f,g   MacMahon, Stephen ^a,h   Heritier, Stephane ^a   Li, Qiang ^a   Dandona, Rakhi ^a,g   Neal, Bruce ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b WESTMEAD HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c CARE Foundation   (India)

^d CARE HOSPITAL   (India)

^e Byrraju Foundation   (India)

^f CENTRE FOR CHRONIC DISEASE CONTROL   (India)

^g PUBLIC HEALTH FOUNDATION OF INDIA   (India)

^h UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

cardiovascular disease; cluster randomized trial; India; rural; secondary prevention

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CHOLESTEROL; CREATININE; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIURETIC AGENT; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR;

ADULT; ALGORITHM; ANGINA PECTORIS; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DISABILITY; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEART INFARCTION; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INDIA; INTERVENTION STUDY; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; LOW DRUG DOSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POPULATION SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SOCIOECONOMICS; STROKE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

EID: 84863337720     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: 15583597     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2011.10.901     Document Type: Editorial

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