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IJE Advance Access originally published online on March 24, 2004
International Journal of Epidemiology 2004 33(4):767-768; doi:10.1093/ije/dyh104
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IJE vol.33 no.4 © International Epidemiological Association 2004; all rights reserved.

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Commentary: Prevention of coronary heart disease in South Asia—containing the physical inactivity epidemic

S Goya Wannamethee

Department of Primary Care and Population Science, Royal Free and University College Medical School, London NW3 2PF, UK. E-mail: goya@pcps.ucl.ac.uk

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Cardiovascular disease is becoming a major health burden in developing countries.1 The prevalence of coronary heart disease (CHD) in India has more than doubled in the past two decades and the prevalence in urban Indians is approaching the figures reported in migrant Asian Indians.2,3 With increasing rates of urbanization in India, major changes in lifestyle patterns have occurred for a large proportion of individuals. This has led to a trend towards decreasing physical activity due to improved . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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