Does ethnicity contribute to the control of cardiovascular risk factors among patients with type 2 diabetes?

Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 316-325

  Lee, Ping Yein ^a   Cheong, Ai Theng ^a   Zaiton, Ahmad ^a   Mastura, Ismail ^b   Chew, Boon How ^a   Sazlina, Sharrif G ^a   Adam, Bujang Mohamad ^c   Syed Alwi, Syed Abdul Rahman ^d   Jamaiyah, Haniff ^c   Sriwahyu, Taher ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b Klinik Kesihatan Ampangan   (Malaysia)

^c MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Malaysia)

^d UNIVERSITI MALAYSIA SARAWAK   (Malaysia)

^e Bandar Sungai Petani Health Clinic   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

cardiovascular risk factors; ethnic difference; Malaysia; type 2 diabetes

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK FACTORS; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; ETHNIC GROUP; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALAYSIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; REGISTER; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

CARDIOVASCULAR RISK FACTORS; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; MALAYSIA; TYPE 2 DIABETES;

AGED; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALAYSIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REGISTRIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84883047340     PISSN: 10105395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1010539511430521     Document Type: Article

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