Prevalence of hypertension, diabetes and obesity: Baseline findings of a population based survey in four provinces in Sri Lanka

Ceylon Medical Journal

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 62-70

  Wijewardene, K ^a   Mohideen, M R ^b   Mendis, S ^c   Fernando, D S ^a   Kulathilaka, T ^d   Weerasekara, D ^e   Uluwitta, P ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SRI JAYEWARDENEPURA   (Sri Lanka)

^b UNIVERSITY OF RUHUNA   (Sri Lanka)

^c WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^d MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Sri Lanka)

^e UNIVERSITY OF COLOMBO   (Sri Lanka)

^f Medical Research Institute Colombo   (Sri Lanka)

Author keywords

Non communicable disease; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; SOCIOECONOMICS; SRI LANKA;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SRI LANKA;

EID: 24344433222     PISSN: 00090875     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4038/cmj.v50i2.1571     Document Type: Review

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