Population-based versus high-risk strategies for the prevention of cardiovascular diseases in low- and middle-income countries

Indian Heart Journal

Volumn 64, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 439-443

  Babu, Ramesh B ^a   Alam, Mohammed ^b   Helis, Eftyhia ^b   George Fodor, J ^b  

^a Medwin Hospital   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA HEART INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular diseases; Non laboratory based method of; Population based versus high risk; Prevention; Risk prediction; Strategies

Indexed keywords

APOLIPOPROTEIN A1; APOLIPOPROTEIN B;

ABDOMINAL OBESITY; ARTICLE; ATTRIBUTABLE RISK; AUSTRIA; CANADA; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; DIABETES MELLITUS; GERMANY; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEART INFARCTION; HIGH RISK STRATEGY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INCOME; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; NUTRITION; POPULATION BASED STRATEGY; PREDICTION; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY PREVENTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; SMOKING CESSATION PROGRAM; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SODIUM RESTRICTION; SOUTHEAST ASIA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84870739216     PISSN: 00194832     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ihj.2012.08.001     Document Type: Article

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