Confluence of Cultural Context and Technological Innovation to Reduce Cardiovascular Disparities in India

Shashank S Sinha; Dorairaj Prabhakaran; Vineet Chopra

doi:10.1161/CIRCOUTCOMES.117.004081

Confluence of Cultural Context and Technological Innovation to Reduce Cardiovascular Disparities in India

Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes. 2017 Nov;10(11):e004081. doi: 10.1161/CIRCOUTCOMES.117.004081.

Authors

Shashank S Sinha¹, Dorairaj Prabhakaran², Vineet Chopra²

Affiliations

¹ From the Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Samuel and Jean Frankel Cardiovascular Center (S.S.S.) and Division of General Medicine (V.C.), Michigan Medicine, Ann Arbor; Michigan Integrated Center for Health Analytics and Medical Prediction, Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation (S.S.S.), and Center for Clinical Management Research, Veterans Affairs Ann Arbor Healthcare System (V.C.), University of Michigan, Ann Arbor; Patient Safety Enhancement Program, Division of Hospital Medicine, University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor (V.C.); Centre for Chronic Disease Control, Gurgaon, India (D.P.); Centre for Control of Chronic Conditions, Public Health Foundation of India, Gurgaon, India (D.P.); and London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom (D.P.). sssinha@med.umich.edu.
² From the Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Samuel and Jean Frankel Cardiovascular Center (S.S.S.) and Division of General Medicine (V.C.), Michigan Medicine, Ann Arbor; Michigan Integrated Center for Health Analytics and Medical Prediction, Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation (S.S.S.), and Center for Clinical Management Research, Veterans Affairs Ann Arbor Healthcare System (V.C.), University of Michigan, Ann Arbor; Patient Safety Enhancement Program, Division of Hospital Medicine, University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor (V.C.); Centre for Chronic Disease Control, Gurgaon, India (D.P.); Centre for Control of Chronic Conditions, Public Health Foundation of India, Gurgaon, India (D.P.); and London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom (D.P.).

No abstract available

Keywords: India; cardiovascular disease; culture; global health; health care disparities; health education; technology.

Publication types

Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

Cardiovascular Diseases / economics
Cardiovascular Diseases / ethnology
Cardiovascular Diseases / mortality
Cardiovascular Diseases / therapy*
Cultural Characteristics
Culturally Competent Care* / economics
Culturally Competent Care* / ethnology
Culturally Competent Care* / organization & administration
Delivery of Health Care, Integrated* / economics
Delivery of Health Care, Integrated* / organization & administration
Developing Countries* / economics
Diffusion of Innovation
Health Care Costs*
Health Services Accessibility* / economics
Health Services Accessibility* / organization & administration
Health Services Needs and Demand
Healthcare Disparities* / economics
Healthcare Disparities* / ethnology
Healthcare Disparities* / organization & administration
Humans
India / epidemiology
Needs Assessment
Socioeconomic Factors
Treatment Outcome

Publication types

MeSH terms

Grants and funding