Surveillance for non-communicable disease risk factors in Maldives: Results from the first STEPS survey in Male

International Journal of Public Health

Volumn 55, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 489-496

  Aboobakur, Maimoona ^a   Latheef, Ali ^b   Mohamed, Ahmed Jamsheed ^c   Moosa, Sheena ^a   Pandey, Ravindra Mohan ^d   Krishnan, Anand ^e   Prabhakaran, Dorairaj ^f  

^a Ministry of Health Maldives   (Maldives)

^b Indira Gandhi Memorial Hospital   (Maldives)

^c Department of Public Health   (Maldives)

^d Okhla Industrial Area   (India)

^e ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

^f Initiative for Cardiovascular Health Research in the Developing Countries   (India)

Author keywords

Maldives; NCD risk factors; Prevalence; STEPS survey; Surveillance

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERGLYCEMIA; HYPERTENSION; INDIAN OCEAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; SEX RATIO;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERGLYCEMIA; HYPERTENSION; INDIAN OCEAN ISLANDS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 77958036358     PISSN: 16618556     EISSN: 1420911X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00038-009-0114-y     Document Type: Article

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