Opportunistic screening for hypertension and selected cardiovascular risk factors among adults attending a primary health center in Puducherry, India

Opportunistic screening for hypertension and selected cardiovascular risk factors among adults attending a primary health center in Puducherry, India

Background: India is currently suffering from an epidemic of noncommunicable diseases; it is thus imperative to screen for cardiovascular risk factors in people visiting Primary Health Centers (PHCs). The objective of the study was to measure the amount of undiagnosed hypertension and selected cardi...

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Main Authors: Anindo Majumdar, Palanivel Chinnakali, V Vinayagamoorthy, A Praveena Daya, Umakant G Shidam, Gautam Roy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2014-01-01
Series:International Journal of Preventive Medicine
Subjects:
Cardiovascular
hypertension
opportunistic
risk
screening
Online Access:http://www.ijpvmjournal.net/article.asp?issn=2008-7802;year=2014;volume=5;issue=12;spage=1616;epage=1620;aulast=Majumdar

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