Prevalence of self-reported diabetes, hypertension and heart disease in individuals seeking State funding in Trinidad and Tobago, West Indies

Journal of Epidemiology and Global Health

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 95-103

  Chadee, Derek ^a   Seemungal, Terence ^a   Pinto Pereira, Lexley M ^a   Chadee, Mary ^a   Maharaj, Rohan ^a   Teelucksingh, Surujpal ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES   (Trinidad and Tobago)

Author keywords

Age; Diabetes; Education; Gender specificity; Heart disease; Hypertension

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; EDUCATION; FEMALE; FUNDING; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEART DISEASE; HOUSEHOLD; HOUSING; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIGION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO;

EID: 84877142715     PISSN: 22106006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jegh.2013.02.002     Document Type: Article

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