Secondary Prevention of Coronary Heart Disease
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Coronary heart disease secondary prevention
Epidemiological data suggests that India is host to 30–40 million patients with coronary heart disease (CHD) and the 1 prevalence is increasing. This is also the largest cause of 2 mortality in the country. Unfortunately, the diagnosis and management of CHD in the country is not standardized and 3,4 follow-up mechanisms are poor. This is due to weak public and private healthcare systems for chr...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Circulation
سال: 2000
ISSN: 0009-7322,1524-4539
DOI: 10.1161/01.cir.102.1.2