Hyperglycemia, glucose intolerance, hypertension and socioeconomic position in Eastern Nepal

Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 197-207

  Mehta, K D ^a   Karki, P ^a   Lamsal, M ^a   Paudel, I S ^a   Majhi, S ^a   Das, B K L ^a   Sharma, S ^a   Jha, N ^a   Baral, Nirmal ^a  

^a B P KOIRALA INSTITUTE OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (Nepal)

Author keywords

Eastern Nepal; Glucose intolerance; Hyperglycemia; Hypertension; Socioeconomic position

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BODY MASS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GLUCOSE INTOLERANCE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HYPERGLYCEMIA; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEPAL; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADULT; AGED; BLOOD GLUCOSE; BODY MASS INDEX; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; GLUCOSE INTOLERANCE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; HYPERGLYCEMIA; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEPAL; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 79953757855     PISSN: 01251562     EISSN: 26975718     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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