Do lifestyle interventions work in developing countries? Findings from the Isfahan Healthy Heart Program in the Islamic Republic of Iran.

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Published in Bull World Health Organ on January 01, 2009

Authors

Nizal Sarrafzadegan1, Roya Kelishadi, Ahmad Esmaillzadeh, Noushin Mohammadifard, Katayoun Rabiei, Hamidreza Roohafza, Leila Azadbakht, Ahmad Bahonar, Gholamhossein Sadri, Ahmad Amani, Saeid Heidari, Hossein Malekafzali

Author Affiliations

1: Cardiovascular Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Islamic Republic of Iran. nizal.sarrafzadegan@gmail.com

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