Indian Journal of Community Medicine

The Indian Journal of Community Medicine (IJCM, ISSN 0970-0218), the official organ of the Indian Association of Preventive and Social Medicine (IAPSM), is a peer-reviewed publication. The issues are published quarterly in the months of January, April, July and October.

The journal publishes original research articles, focusing on family health care, epidemiology, biostatistics, public health administration, health care delivery, national health problems, medical anthropology and social medicine, invited annotations and comments, invited papers on recent advances, clinical and epidemiological diagnosis and management; editorial correspondence and book reviews.

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The journal is indexed with Abstracts on Hygiene and Communicable Diseases, CAB Abstracts, Caspur, DOAJ, EBSCO Publishing’s Electronic Databases, EMCARE, Expanded Academic ASAP, Genamics JournalSeek, Global Health, Google Scholar, Health & Wellness Research Center, Health Reference Center Academic, Hinari, Index Copernicus, IndMed, MedInd, OpenJGate, PubMed, Pubmed Central, SafetyLit, SCOLOAR, SIIC databases, Tropical Diseases Bulletin, Ulrich’s International Periodical Directory

Articles can be submitted online from http://www.journalonweb.com/ijcm . The journal provides immediate free access to all the published articles. The journal does not charge the authors for submission, processing or publication of the articles.

 EDITORIAL BOARD

Advisors

Dr. Asha Pratinidhi, Pune
Dr. J. P. Muliyil, Vellore
Dr. R. D. Bansal, Chandigarh
Dr. B. C. Das, Bhubanewar
Dr. Jyoti Swaroop Mathur, Kathmandu
Dr. R. S. Phaneendra Rao, Manipal
Dr. B. S. Garg, Sevagram
Dr. K. Suresh, New Delhi
Dr. Raghav Prasad, Nellore
Dr. D. C. S. Reddy, New Delhi
Dr. L. M. Nath, New Delhi
Dr. Rajeev Behl, Geneva
Dr. Deoki Nandan, New Delhi
Dr. Madhuram Santosham, Baltimore
Dr. Sandeep Ray, Gulbarga
Dr. Dinesh Aggarwal, New Delhi
Dr. Punam Mangtani, London
Dr. Sunder Lal, Mullana
Dr. F. U. Ahmed, Gulbarga
Dr. Prabhat Jha, Toronto

Members

Dr. Anton Isaacs, Bangalore
Dr. D. K. Taneja, New Delhi
Dr. S. C. Mohapatra, Varanasi
Dr. Ashok Bhardwaj, Tanda
Dr. M. B. Soudarssanane, Pondicherry
Dr. Shavinder Singh, Ludhiana
Dr. Ashok Mishra, Gwalior
Dr. M. K. Sudarshan, Bangalore
Dr. Suneela Garg, New Delhi
Dr. A. S. Padda, Amritsar
Dr. P. V. Kotecha, New Delhi
Dr. Sunita Shanbhag, Mumbai
Dr. Bela Shah, New Delhi
Dr. Pradeep Kumar, Surat
Dr. Trilochan Sahu, Bhubaneswar
Dr. Bir Singh, New Delhi
Dr. Sanjay Chaturvedi, Delhi
Dr. Umesh Kapil, New Delhi
Dr. C. S. Pandav, New Delhi
Dr. Sanjay Zodpey, New Delhi
Dr. Vijay Kumar, Calicut

Chief Editor

Dr. Rajesh Kumar, Chandigarh

Assistant Editor

Dr. Binod K. Patro, Chandigarh

Editor Associate

Dr. J. S. Thakur, Chandigarh

Editor

Dr. Amarjeet Singh, Chandigarh

Dr. Arun K. Aggarwal, Chandigarh

Indian Association of Preventive and Social Medicine

http://www.iapsm.org.in

The Indian Association of Preventive and Social Medicine, founded in 1974, is a nonprofit professional organization of specialists in Epidemiology, Health Management, Health Promotion, and Family Medicine, which is dedicated to the promotion of public health by bringing its members' expertise to the development of public health policies, an advocate for education, research, and programs of Community Medicine and providing a forum for the regular exchange of views & information.

Correspondence

Address all correspondence regarding editorial, letters to the editor, change of address, back numbers to the Chief Editor, Indian Journal of Community Medicine, School of Public Health, PGIMER, Chandigarh - 160012, India. Telephone: 0172-2744993, Fax: 0172-2744993. E-mail: editor@ijcm.org.in, Website: www.ijcm.org.in Correspondence related to subscription, non-receipt, advertisements, change of address and back issues should be to Medknow Publications & Media Pvt. Ltd., A-108/109, Kanara Business Center, Off Link Rd, Ghatkopar (E), Mumbai - 400075, India. Phone: 91-22-6649 1818/1816, E-mail: publishing@medknow.com Views expressed by the authors do not necessarily reflect those of the Indian Association of Preventive and Social Medicine. All statements, opinions expressed in the manuscripts are those of the authors and not of the editors(s) or publishers. The editors(s) and publishers disclaim any responsibility for such material. The editors(s) and publishers also do not guarantee, warrant or endorse any product or service advertised in the journal nor do they guarantee any claim made by the manufacturer of such product or service. Regd. No. CHAENG/2007/20972 “ISSN-0970-0218 Indian Journal of Community Medicine”. Published for the Indian Association of Preventive and Social Medicine, by Medknow Publications & Media Pvt. Ltd., Ghatkopar, Mumbai, India.

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