2 publications

• Published Subscription 5 May 2016

  Prevalence of Risk-Factors of Non-Communicable Diseases among Rural Adults

  By Kaur J, Kapoor N, Vaundal S, Narang K., Geetanjali ., Ghai S.

  Abstract: Non-communicable diseases are the leading cause of death in the world, as well as in India. India is facing a growing burden of non-communicable diseases. NCDs accounts for 53% of deaths in India in 2008. The four main types of non-communicable diseases are cardiovascular diseases (like heart attacks and stroke), cancers, chronic respiratory diseases (such as chronic obstructed pulmonary disease and asthma) and diabetes. The important risk factors identified for …

  Published in Journal of Nursing Science & Practice · Vol. 6, Issue 1, 2016 · pp. 43–48 Read article →

• Published Subscription 17 Apr 2015

  Second Hand Smoke (SHS) Awareness and Exposure in Residents of Resettled Colony of Chandigarh, India

  By Kaur N., Devi N., Kumari N., Rani N., Sindhi P., Narang K., Thakur M.

  Abstract: Second hand smoke (also known environmental tobacco smoke or passive smoking) means when a non-smoker inhales the smoke exhaled by a smoker from a tobacco product. World health organisation estimates that as a result of passive exposure to tobacco smoke each year 600,000 people die. There are 33% of men, 35% of women and 40% of children who do not smoke but are exposed to second hand smoke and still …

  Published in Research and Reviews: A Journal of Medicine · Vol. 5, Issue 1, 2015 · pp. 13–18 Read article →