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Prevention of cardiovascular disease : pocket guidelines for assessment and management of 
cardiovascular risk : (WHO/ISH cardiovascular risk prediction charts for the South-East Asia Region).
1.Cardiovascular diseases – prevention and control. 2.Cardiovascular diseases – diagnosis.  
3.Risk factors. 4.Risk assessment. 5.Guidelines. 6.Charts. 7.South-East Asia Region (WHO).  
I.World Health Organization. II.Title: Pocket guidelines for assessment and management of 
cardiovascular risk : (WHO/ISH cardiovascular risk prediction charts for the South-East Asia Region).
ISBN 978 92 4 154727 7        (NLM classification: WG 120)
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¿fi··ÿŸ·⁄–Ô ƒ’‘’‡–ÊÿÔ, √⁄‡–ÿ›–.
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fl‡ÿfi—‡’·‚ÿ “ ≤æ∑.
¥‡„”ÿ’ ›fi‹fi”‡–‹‹Î ‡ÿ·⁄– „÷’ ÿ‹’Ó‚·Ô ‘¤Ô ∞“·‚‡–¤ÿÿ, ∫–›–‘Î, Ωfi“fiŸ ∑’¤–›‘ÿÿ, ¡fi’‘ÿ›’››Î »‚–‚fi“ 
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¿’·„‡·›Î’ flfi‚‡’—›fi·‚ÿ  2
≤ Á’‹ ·fi·‚fiÿ‚ Ê’¤Ï ‘–››fi”fi ‡„⁄fi“fi‘·‚“–? 3
∫fi”fi ›’fi—Âfi‘ÿ‹fi ›–fl‡–“¤Ô‚Ï “ ·fl’Êÿ–¤ÿ◊ÿ‡fi“–››fi’ „Á‡’÷‘’›ÿ’?  3
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‘¤Ô ¤ÿÊ, flfi‘“’‡÷’››Î ‰–⁄‚fi‡–‹ ‡ÿ·⁄–, ÿ „ ⁄fi‚fi‡Î ’È’ ›’ “fi◊›ÿ⁄¤ÿ 
⁄¤ÿ›ÿÁ’·⁄ÿ’ fl‡fiÔ“¤’›ÿÔ ·’‡‘’Á›fi-·fi·„‘ÿ·‚fi”fi ◊–—fi¤’“–›ÿÔ (fl’‡“ÿÁ›–Ô 
fl‡fi‰ÿ¤–⁄‚ÿ⁄–)
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≤ ⁄–⁄ÿ ·¤„Á–Ô ‘¤Ô fl‡ÿ›Ô‚ÿÔ ‡’Ë’›ÿÔ “ fi‚›fiË’›ÿÿ ¤’Á’›ÿÔ ›’‚  
›’fi—Âfi‘ÿ‹fi·‚ÿ ⁄¤–··ÿ‰ÿÊÿ‡fi“–‚Ï ‡ÿ·⁄ ·’‡‘’Á›fi-·fi·„‘ÿ·‚fi”fi ◊–—fi¤’“–›ÿÔ? 
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∏›·‚‡„⁄Êÿÿ flfi ÿ·flfi¤Ï◊fi“–›ÿÓ ›fi‹fi”‡–‹‹ ‡ÿ·⁄– ≤æ∑/ºæ≥ 
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ø‡–⁄‚ÿÁ’·⁄ÿ’ ·fi“’‚Î  9
¬–—¤ÿÊ– 1 ø’‡’Á’›Ï ›fi‹fi”‡–‹‹ ‡ÿ·⁄– ≤æ∑/ºæ≥ flfi Ìflÿ‘’‹ÿfi¤fi”ÿÁ’·⁄ÿ‹ 
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ÿ·flfi¤Ï◊fi“–›ÿÔ “ ‚’ ·¤„Á–ÔÂ, ⁄fi”‘– ÿ‹’’‚·Ô “fi◊‹fi÷›fi·‚Ï ÿ◊‹’‡ÿ‚Ï 
·fi‘’‡÷–›ÿ’ Âfi¤’·‚’‡ÿ›– “ ⁄‡fi“ÿ
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¿ÿ·„›fi⁄ 2 Ωfi‹fi”‡–‹‹– ≤æ∑/ºæ≥ ‘¤Ô ·„—‡’”ÿfi›– EUR B ÿ ‘¤Ô  
ÿ·flfi¤Ï◊fi“–›ÿÔ “ ‚’ ·¤„Á–ÔÂ, ⁄fi”‘– ÿ‹’’‚·Ô “fi◊‹fi÷›fi·‚Ï ÿ◊‹’‡ÿ‚Ï 
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¿ÿ·„›fi⁄ 3 Ωfi‹fi”‡–‹‹– ≤æ∑/ºæ≥ ‘¤Ô ·„—‡’”ÿfi›– EUR C ÿ ‘¤Ô  
ÿ·flfi¤Ï◊fi“–›ÿÔ “ ‚’ ·¤„Á–ÔÂ, ⁄fi”‘– ÿ‹’’‚·Ô “fi◊‹fi÷›fi·‚Ï ÿ◊‹’‡ÿ‚Ï 
·fi‘’‡÷–›ÿ’ Âfi¤’·‚’‡ÿ›– “ ⁄‡fi“ÿ
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¿ÿ·„›fi⁄ 4 Ωfi‹fi”‡–‹‹– ‡ÿ·⁄– ≤æ∑/ºæ≥ ‘¤Ô ·„—‡’”ÿfi›– EUR A, ‘¤Ô ‚’ 
·¤„Á–’“, ⁄fi”‘– ›’‚ “fi◊‹fi÷›fi·‚ÿ ÿ◊‹’‡ÿ‚Ï ·fi‘’‡÷–›ÿ’ Âfi¤’·‚’‡ÿ›– “ ⁄‡fi“ÿ
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¿ÿ·„›fi⁄ 5 Ωfi‹fi”‡–‹‹– ‡ÿ·⁄– ≤æ∑/ºæ≥ ‘¤Ô ·„—‡’”ÿfi›– EUR B, ‘¤Ô ‚’ 
·¤„Á–’“, ⁄fi”‘– ›’‚ “fi◊‹fi÷›fi·‚ÿ ÿ◊‹’‡ÿ‚Ï ·fi‘’‡÷–›ÿ’ Âfi¤’·‚’‡ÿ›– “ ⁄‡fi“ÿ
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¿ÿ·„›fi⁄ 6 Ωfi‹fi”‡–‹‹– ‡ÿ·⁄– ≤æ∑/ºæ≥ ‘¤Ô ·„—‡’”ÿfi›– EUR C, ‘¤Ô ‚’ 
·¤„Á–’“, ⁄fi”‘– ›’‚ “fi◊‹fi÷›fi·‚ÿ ÿ◊‹’‡ÿ‚Ï ·fi‘’‡÷–›ÿ’ Âfi¤’·‚’‡ÿ›– “ ⁄‡fi“ÿ
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¿’⁄fi‹’›‘–Êÿÿ flfi fl‡fi‰ÿ¤–⁄‚ÿ⁄’ ·’‡‘’Á›fi-·fi·„‘ÿ·‚Π◊–—fi¤’“–›ÿŸ ‘¤Ô ¤ÿÊ, 
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