Progress in Cardiovascular Diseases
Volume 53, Issue 1 , Pages 21-27 , July 2010

The Framingham Heart Study: Impact on the Prevention and Control of Cardiovascular Diseases in India

  • Kolli Srinath Reddy

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    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to K. Srinath Reddy, MD, DM (Card), MSc, President, Public Health Foundation of India, PHD House, Second Floor, 4/2, Siri Fort Institutional Area, August Kranti Marg, New Delhi 110016, India.
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  • Ambika Satija

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doi: 10.1016/j.pcad.2010.02.011

Progress in Cardiovascular Diseases
Volume 53, Issue 1 , Pages 21-27 , July 2010

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