Diabetes and hypertension: Public awareness and lifestyle-findings of a health mela

Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan

Volumn 13, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 679-683

  Rafique, Ghazala ^a   Khuwaja, Ali Khan ^a  

^a AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Awareness; Hypertension; Lifestyle risk factors; Type 2 diabetes

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DIABETES MELLITUS; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GLUCOSE INTOLERANCE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INFORMED CONSENT; LIFESTYLE; MALE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OBESITY; PAKISTAN; PERCEPTION; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SALT INTAKE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AWARENESS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; FEMALE; HEALTH FAIRS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAKISTAN; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0842323801     PISSN: 1022386X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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