An increasing trend in proportional mortality attributed to cardiovascular diseases has been reported in India as well, with an increase from 20.6% deaths in 1990 to 29.0% in 2013. 1 This increase is mainly due to increase in prevalence of various modifiable risk factors of CVDs like dyslipidemias, smoking, diabetes, hypertension, abdominal obesity, psychosocial stress, unhealthy diet, and physical inactivity.
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Assessment of knowledge about healthy heart habits in urban and rural population of Punjab after SMS campaign-A cross-sectional study.
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