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| REVIEW ARTICLE |
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| Year : 1998 | Volume
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| Issue : 1 | Page : 26-8 |
Coronary artery disease in Asian Indians.
ME Yeolekar
Department of Internal Medicine, Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical College & General Hospital, Mumbai.
Correspondence Address:
M E Yeolekar
Department of Internal Medicine, Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical College & General Hospital, Mumbai.
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PMID: 0010703565 
Coronary Heart Disease should new be considered an important public health problem in India. It is a part of the epidemiological transition characterized by changing lifestyles and a probable genetic predisposition. The interplay of factors with regards to their existence, causality and attributable weight-age needs to be understood in the context of management of an individual patient as well as strategic planning for control and prevention.
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