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Absolute cardiovascular risk in a Fiji medical zone

Rajat Gyaneshwar, Swaran Naidu, Magdalena Z. Raban, Sheetal Naidu, Christine Linhart, Stephen Morrell, Isimeli Tukana, Richard Taylor

BMC Public Health · 2015 · 14 citations · 20 references

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Abstract

The results of the survey highlight the need for individual and community interventions to address the high levels of NCD/RFs. Evaluation of interventions is needed in order to inform NCD control policies in Fiji and other Pacific Island nations.

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