The "know your numbers" program in Atahualpa - A pilot study aimed to reduce cardiovascular diseases and stroke burden in rural communities of developing countries

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 168, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 3123-3124

  Del Brutto, Oscar H ^a,b   Montalván, Martha ^a   Tettamanti, Daniel ^a   Peñaherrera, Ernesto ^a,c   Santibáñez, Rocío ^b   Pow Chon Long, Freddy ^c   Del Brutto, Victor J ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD ESPÍRITU SANTO   (Ecuador)

^b HOSPITAL CLÍNICA KENNEDY   (Ecuador)

^c HOSPITAL LUIS VERNAZA   (Ecuador)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular health; Cardiovascular risk factors; Developing countries; Ecuador; Ischemic heart disease; Stroke

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; GLUCOSE;

ARTERIAL PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ECUADOR; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; LETTER; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; PILOT STUDY; PRESCRIPTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RURAL POPULATION;

CARDIOVASCULAR HEALTH; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK FACTORS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ECUADOR; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; STROKE;

ADULT; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; COST OF ILLNESS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ECUADOR; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RURAL HEALTH; STROKE;

EID: 84885638846     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: 18741754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2013.04.049     Document Type: Article

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