High prevalence of the cardiovascular risk factors in Al-Ain, United Arab Emirates. An emerging health care priority

Saudi Medical Journal

Volumn 29, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1173-1178

  Baynouna, Latifa Mohammad ^a   Revel, Anthony D ^a   Nagelkerke, Nica J ^b   Jaber, Tariq M ^a   Omar, Aziz O ^a   Ahmed, Nader M ^a   Naziruldeen, Mohammad K ^a   Al Sayed, Mamdouh F ^a   Nour, Fuad A ^a  

^a Department of Primary Health Care Eastern Region ^*  (United Arab Emirates)

^b UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CAUSE OF DEATH; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INTERVIEW; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; LIPID ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; MORTALITY; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX RATIO; UNITED ARAB EMIRATES; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH PRIORITIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; UNITED ARAB EMIRATES;

EID: 56149094764     PISSN: 03795284     EISSN: 16583175     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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