Women Health in Saudi Arabia: A review of non-communicable diseases and their risk factors

Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 422-431

  AlQuaiz, Aljoharah M ^a   Siddiqui, Amna R ^a   Qureshi, Riaz H ^a   Fouda, Mona A ^a   AlMuneef, Maha A ^a   Habib, Fawzia A ^a   Turkistani, Iqbal M ^a  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Non communicable diseases; Risk factors; Saudi Arabia; Women's health

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE EXACERBATION; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MALE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; NON COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; OBESITY; PHYSICAL INACTIVITY; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SAUDI ARABIA; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; WOMEN'S HEALTH; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE;

EID: 84896871149     PISSN: 1682024X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12669/pjms.302.4378     Document Type: Review

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