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Economic issues in coronary heart disease prevention in India

Journal of Human Hypertension volume 19, pages 655–657 (2005)Cite this article

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Cardiovascular diseases especially coronary heart disease (CHD) has emerged as epidemic in India. According to the projections of National Commission and Macroeconomics and Health, Government of India, the total number of CHD patients in India at turn of the century was 30 million (5.3% of the adult population) which would increase to more than 60 million (7.6%) by the year 2015.1 These large numbers shall clearly require massive inputs in terms of infrastructural facilities, technological upgradation of health-care facilities, trained manpower, technical expertise and costs. The financial implication of the CHD epidemic in developing countries is only now being realized.2

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  2. Narsee Monjee College of Commerce, Bombay University, Mumbai, 400 049, India

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Gupta, R., Prakash, H. & Gupta, R. Economic issues in coronary heart disease prevention in India. J Hum Hypertens 19, 655–657 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.jhh.1001871

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