Sociodemographic predictors of multiple non-communicable disease risk factors among older adults in South Africa

Global Health Action

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Phaswana Mafuya, Nancy ^a,b   Peltzer, Karl ^a,c,d   Chirinda, Witness ^a   Musekiwa, Alfred ^e   Kose, Zamakayise ^a  

^a HUMAN SCIENCES RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

^b NELSON MANDELA METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LIMPOPO   (South Africa)

^d MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^e UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Ageing; Risk factors; Self reported; South Africa

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIET; DISEASE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MARRIAGE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; RISK FACTOR; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; SOUTH AFRICA; AGING; ARTICLE; DISEASES; SELF-REPORTED;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIET; DISEASE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MARITAL STATUS; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; RISK FACTORS; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SOUTH AFRICA;

AGEING; RISK FACTORS; SELF-REPORTED; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 84886292950     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16549880     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3402/gha.v6i0.20680     Document Type: Article

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