Open AccessEstimation of cardiovascular risk in a rural population of Lucknow district using WHO/ISH risk prediction charts
Author(s) -
Trideep Jyoti Deori,
Monika Agarwal,
Jamal Masood,
Sugandhi Sharma,
Arshi Ansari
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of family medicine and primary care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-7135
pISSN - 2249-4863
DOI - 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_646_20
Subject(s) - medicine , environmental health , population , risk assessment , estimation , demography , computer security , management , sociology , computer science , economics
Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are the number one cause of death globally, with low- and middle-income countries being affected disproportionately. By 2020, it is projected that there will be 25 million deaths from CVD worldwide, 19 million of which would be from middle- and low-income countries.