Cohort Profile: The Malaysian Cohort (TMC) project: A prospective study of non-communicable diseases in a multi-ethnic population

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 423-431

  Jamal, Rahman ^a   Syed Zakaria, Syed Zulkifli ^b   Kamaruddin, Mohd Arman ^a   Abd Jalal, Nazihah ^a   Ismail, Norliza ^a   Mohd Kamil, Norkhamiwati ^a   Abdullah, Noraidatulakma ^a   Baharudin, Norhafizah ^a   Hussin, Noor Hamidah ^b   Othman, Hanita ^b   Mahadi, Nor Muhammad ^c   Abd Rahman, Abd Rashid ^d   Awang, Afifah ^d   Jamil, Ahmad Taufik ^d   Mustafa, Amal Nasir ^d   Nuruddin, Amin Ariff ^d   Ismail, Amin ^d   Abd Hamid Karim, Aminuddin ^d   Nur, Amrizal Muhd ^d   Dauni, Andri ^d   Sallam, Atiya Ab ^d   Lee, Christopher ^d   Rebentisch, Deepak ^d   Chye, Lim Chin ^d   Anshar, Fauzi Md ^d   Ridzuan, Ghufran ^d   Bohari, Hashami ^d   Aziz, Hayati ^d   Rahman, Hejar Abdul ^d   Ismail, Ikram Shah ^d   Noor, Ismail ^d   Haniff, Jamaiyah ^d   Hashim, Jamal Hisham ^d   Rahman, Jamalludin Ab ^d   Shamsuddin, Khadijah ^d   Rampal, Krishna Gopal ^d   Sulaiman, Lokman Hakim ^d   Kandiah, Mirnalini ^d   Mohd Hashim, Mohamad Ariff ^d   Omar, Mohd Hashim ^d   Isa, Mohd Nizam ^d   Abdul Manaf, Mohd Rizal ^d   Kamaluddin, Muhammad Amir ^d   Osman, Muhamad Nazeri ^d   Mamat, Nik Mazlan ^d   Mohd Yusof, Noor Aini ^d   Kamaruddin, Nor Azmi ^d   Mahat, Nor Laili ^d   Karim, Norimah Ab ^d   Ali, Osman ^d   Kiat, Ng Sien ^d   Koon, Poh Bee ^d   Mustafa, Nurmaya ^d   Md Yusuf, Nurul Ain ^d   Yon, Rohaizat ^d   Harun, Roslan ^d   Ramly, Rushidi ^d   Ismail, Rusli ^d   Yusof, Safiah Mohd ^d   Aziz, Salina Abd ^d   Inayat Hussain, Salmaan Hussain ^d   Kamat, Salywana A ^d   Cassim, Samsuddin Osman ^d   Than, Saniah ^d   Sulong, Saperi ^d   Bakar, Sazaly Abu ^d   Sufian, Seri Suniza ^d   Mohd Noah, Shahrul Azman ^d   Hashim, Sirajuddin ^d   Shahar, Suzana ^d   Syed Yahya, Syarifah Zainiyah ^d   Syed Mohd AlJunid, ^d   Hwa, Tan Yoke ^d   Sembok, Tengku Mohd Tengku ^d   Wan Muda, Wan Abdul Manan ^d   Wan Salam, Wan Ahmad Faisal ^d   Wan Bebakar, Wan Mohamad ^d   Wan Mohamud, Wan Nazaimoon ^d   Wan Ngah, Wan Zurinah ^d   Mohd Yusof, Yasmin Anum ^d   Ahmed, Zafar ^d   Omar, Zainal Ariffin ^d   Zain, Zarihah ^d   Alwi, Zilfalil ^d   Othman, Zulhabri ^d   Ahmad, Zulkifli ^d   more..

^a UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b DEPARTMENT OF PHARMACOLOGY   (Malaysia)

^c MALAYSIA GENOME INSTITUTE   (Malaysia)

^d NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; LIPID;

BIOMARKER; BIOPHYSICS; COHORT ANALYSIS; DISEASE INCIDENCE; DISEASE PREVALENCE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ETHNIC GROUP; GENOTYPE-ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; PROJECT ASSESSMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; RISK FACTOR; TOP-DOWN APPROACH;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD CELL COUNT; CHINESE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DIABETES MELLITUS; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FUNDING; GENOTYPE ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERTENSION; INDIAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALAY (PEOPLE); MALAYSIA; MALAYSIAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; NON COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY CONTROL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; VALIDATION STUDY; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHRONIC DISEASE; DEMOGRAPHY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; ETHNOLOGY; HEALTH; NEOPLASM; SEX RATIO; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

MALAYSIA;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHRONIC DISEASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; GENE-ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; HUMANS; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERTENSION; MALAYSIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RURAL HEALTH; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; URBAN HEALTH;

EID: 84936769188     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: 14643685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyu089     Document Type: Article

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