Cardiovascular Diseases in India: Current Epidemiology and Future Directions

Circulation

Volumn 133, Issue 16, 2016, Pages 1605-1620

  Prabhakaran, Dorairaj ^a,b   Jeemon, Panniyammakal ^a,b   Roy, Ambuj ^c  

^a Centre for Chronic Disease Control   (India)

^b PUBLIC HEALTH FOUNDATION OF INDIA   (India)

^c ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular diseases; coronary disease; epidemiology; India; prevention and control; risk

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR;

ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR MORTALITY; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CASE FATALITY RATE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; EPIDEMIC; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INDIA; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MORTALITY RATE; PREMATURE MORTALITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); TOBACCO USE; URBAN POPULATION; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CAUSE OF DEATH; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; RISK FACTOR;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CAUSE OF DEATH; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; HUMANS; INDIA; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84964533546     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: 15244539     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.114.008729     Document Type: Article

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