diabetes mellitus and associated cardiovascular risk factors in North-East Malaysia

Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 16-19

  Mafauzy, M ^a   Mokhtar, N ^a   Wan Mohamad, W B ^a   Musalmah, M ^a  

^a SCHOOL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Diabetes mellitus; Hypercholesterolaemia; Hypertension; Impaired glucose tolerance; Obesity; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALAYSIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICS;

ADULT; AGED; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALAYSIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0033287879     PISSN: 10105395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/101053959901100104     Document Type: Article

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