Comparative burdens of atherosclerosis in rural and urban communities in South India: Insights from the Kovai Medical Center and Hospital-noncommunicable disease studies

Comparative burdens of atherosclerosis in rural and urban communities in South India: Insights from the Kovai Medical Center and Hospital-noncommunicable disease studies

Aim: The aim of this study was to describe the distribution and comparison of carotid intima thickness in two completely different demographics in South India. Materials and Methods: Data were obtained from 865 participants in rural Nallampatti and 1081 participants from urban Kalapatti in the state...

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Main Authors: Ganesh Veerasekar, Krishnan Swaminathan, Mohanraj Sundaresan, Chitra Ramanathan, Ganesan Velmurugan, Thomas Alexander, Nalla G Palaniswami, Mathew Cherian
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2018-01-01
Series:Apollo Medicine
Subjects:
atherosclerosis
carotid intima-media thickness
nallampatti-non communicable disease (nncd)
noncommunicable disease
Online Access:http://www.apollomedicine.org/article.asp?issn=0976-0016;year=2018;volume=15;issue=2;spage=94;epage=98;aulast=Veerasekar
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