Estimation of the cardiovascular risk using World Health Organization/International Society of Hypertension (WHO/ISH) risk prediction charts in a rural population of South India.

AG, Ghorpade; SR, Shrivastava; SS, Kar; S, Sarkar; SM, Majgi; G, Roy

doi:10.15171/ijhpm.2015.88

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Estimation of the cardiovascular risk using World Health Organization/International Society of Hypertension (WHO/ISH) risk prediction charts in a rural population of South India.

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Authors:

Ghorpade AG

Shrivastava SR

Kar SS

Abstract

<h4>Background</h4>World Health Organization/International Society of Hypertension (WHO/ISH) charts have been employed to predict the risk of cardiovascular outcome in heterogeneous settings. The aim of this research is to assess the prevalence of Cardiovascular Disease (CVD) risk factors and to est...

Subject

Hypertension

Smoking

South India

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