Hypertension and diabetes in Africa: Design and implementation of a large population-based study of burden and risk factors in rural and urban Malawi

Emerging Themes in Epidemiology

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2016, Pages

  Crampin, Amelia Catharine ^a,b   Kayuni, Ndoliwe ^a   Amberbir, Alemayehu ^a,b   Musicha, Crispin ^a   Koole, Olivier ^a,b   Tafatatha, Terence ^a   Branson, Keith ^b   Saul, Jacqueline ^b   Mwaiyeghele, Elenaus ^a   Nkhwazi, Lawrence ^a   Phiri, Amos ^a   Price, Alison Jane ^a,b   Mwagomba, Beatrice ^c   Mwansambo, Charles ^c   Jaffar, Shabbar ^b   Nyirenda, Moffat Joha ^a,b  

^a KARONGA PREVENTION STUDY   (Malawi)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^c MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Malawi)

Author keywords

Diabetes; Epidemiology; Hypertension; Methods; Non communicable diseases; Sub Saharan Africa

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; LIPID;

ADULT; AGE; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISORDERS OF LIPID METABOLISM; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; FEMALE; HIV TEST; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MALAWI; MALE; OBESITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING; SOCIAL STATUS; STUDY DESIGN; URBAN RURAL DIFFERENCE; VEIN PUNCTURE;

EID: 84958108781     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17427622     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12982-015-0039-2     Document Type: Article

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