Risk factors of major noncommunicable diseases in Bahrain. The need for a surveillance system

Saudi Medical Journal

Volumn 25, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 1147-1152

  Hamadeh, Randah R ^a  

^a ARABIAN GULF UNIVERSITY   (Bahrain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BAHRAIN; CAUSE OF DEATH; DEMOGRAPHY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NUTRITIONAL PARAMETERS; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING HABIT; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIOECONOMICS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; BAHRAIN; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERLIPIDEMIAS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SURVIVAL RATE; TOBACCO USE DISORDER; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 5044238643     PISSN: 03795284     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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