Variation in the prevalence, awareness, and control of diabetes in a multiethnic population: A nationwide population study in malaysia

Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 194-202

  Rampal, Sanjay ^a   Rampal, Lekhraj ^b   Rahmat, Ramlee ^c   Azhar, Md Zain ^b   Yap, Yee Guan ^b   Mohamed, Mafauzy ^d   Taha, Mohamad ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^c MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Malaysia)

^d SCHOOL OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (Malaysia)

^e UNIVERSITI MALAYSIA SARAWAK   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Diabetes mellitus; Epidemiology; Ethnicity; Malaysia; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASIAN; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DIABETES MELLITUS; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIA; MALAYSIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PREVALENCE; RISK; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS;

ADULT; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; CULTURAL DIVERSITY; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INDIA; MALAYSIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; ODDS RATIO; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 77952247134     PISSN: 10105395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1010539509334816     Document Type: Article

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