Open AccessCardiovascular risk behavior among students of a Medical College in Delhi
Author(s) -
Neeti Rustagi,
Taneja Dk,
Puneet Mishra,
GK Ingle
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
indian journal of community medicine/indian journal of community medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.375
H-Index - 32
eISSN - 1998-3581
pISSN - 0970-0218
DOI - 10.4103/0970-0218.80794
Subject(s) - medicine , logistic regression , intervention (counseling) , life style , alcohol consumption , odds ratio , environmental health , consumption (sociology) , odds , cross sectional study , family medicine , gerontology , alcohol , psychiatry , pathology , social science , biochemistry , chemistry , sociology
Life style related behavioural risk factors are mainly implicated for increased burden of cardio- vascular diseases. Research related to these risk behaviours especially among medical students is essential, considering their role as future physicians and role models in public health intervention programmes.