Risk factors for acute myocardial infarction in Indians: a case-control study
The LancetPublished 1 August 1996
Prem Pais, Janice Pogue, Hertzel C. Gerstein, Elizabeth Zachariah, D Savitha, S. Jayprakash
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Smoking cessation, treatment of hypertension, and reduction in blood glucose and central obesity (perhaps through dietary modification) may be important in preventing ischaemic heart disease in Asian Indians.
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Smoking cessation, treatment of hypertension, and reduction in blood glucose and central obesity (perhaps through dietary modification) may be important in preventing IHD in Asian Indians.
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