Journal of the American Society of Hypertension
Volume 2, Issue 3 , Pages 125-130 , May 2008

Hypertension and cardiovascular disease in South Asia: No end in sight

  • Satyavan Sharma, MD, DM, FACC, FAMS, FESC, FSCAI

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author: Satyavan Sharma, MD, DM, FACC, FAMS, FESC, FSCAI, Bombay Hospital and Medical Research Centre, 12 New Marine Lines, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400 020, India. Tel: 91-22-2205 4532.

Received 18 July 2007 ,Accepted 2 January 2008.

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 Conflict of interest: none.

PII: S1933-1711(08)00004-1

doi: 10.1016/j.jash.2008.01.002

Journal of the American Society of Hypertension
Volume 2, Issue 3 , Pages 125-130 , May 2008

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