Methods for establishing a surveillance system for cardiovascular diseases in Indian industrial populations

OBJECTIVE: To establish a surveillance network for cardiovascular diseases (CVD) risk factors in industrial settings and estimate the risk factor burden using standardized tools. METHODS: We conducted a baseline cross-sectional survey (as part of a CVD surveillance programme) of industrial populatio...

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Main Authors: KS Reddy, D Prabhakaran, V Chaturvedi, P Jeemon, KR Thankappan, L Ramakrishnan, BVM Mohan, CS Pandav, FU Ahmed, PP Joshi, R Meera, RB Amin, RC Ahuja, MS Das, TM Jaison
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The World Health Organization 2006-06-01
Series:Bulletin of the World Health Organization
Online Access:http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0042-96862006000600015&lng=en&tlng=en