Assessment of Cardiovascular Disease Risk in South Asian Populations

Although South Asian populations have high cardiovascular disease (CVD) burden in the world, their patterns of individual CVD risk factors have not been fully studied. None of the available algorithms/scores to assess CVD risk have originated from these populations. To explore the relevance of CVD r...

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Main Authors: S. Monira Hussain, Brian Oldenburg, Yuanyuan Wang, Sophia Zoungas, Andrew M. Tonkin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2013-01-01
Series:International Journal of Vascular Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/786801