Ethnic and gender differentials in non-communicable diseases and self-rated health in Malaysia

PLoS ONE

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2014, Pages

  Teh, Jane K L ^a   Tey, Nai Peng ^a   Ng, Sor Tho ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTHRITIS; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHINESE; CULTURAL FACTOR; DIABETES MELLITUS; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INDIAN; INDIGENOUS PEOPLE; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALAY; MALAYSIA; MALE; PREVALENCE; SELF EVALUATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIOECONOMICS; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; ETHNOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGY; SELF REPORT; SEX RATIO; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

AGED; ARTHRITIS; ASTHMA; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALAYSIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SELF REPORT; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 84897396818     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0091328     Document Type: Article

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