Prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors amongst the population of Surra, Kuwait

Journal of the Bahrain Medical Society

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 161-169

  Al Assomi, F ^a   Al Kandari, S ^a   Al Wadaani, D ^b   Thalib, Lukman ^c  

^a Surra Clinic

^b MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Canada)

^c KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

CHD; Cholesterol; Diabetes; Obesity; Risk factors; Smoking; Triglyceride

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; GLUCOSE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; HYPERALDOSTERONISM; HYPERTENSION; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; KUWAIT; LIFESTYLE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 27344437619     PISSN: 10156321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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