Non-communicable diseases in the Asia-Pacific region: Prevalence, risk factors and community-based prevention

International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 20-26

  Low, Wah Yun ^a   Lee, Yew Kong ^a   Samy, Alexander Lourdes ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Community based prevention; Hypertension; Inter sectorial collaboration; Non communicable diseases (NCDs); Obesity; Urbanization

Indexed keywords

EID: 84984586305     PISSN: 12321087     EISSN: 1896494X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/s13382-014-0326-0     Document Type: Review

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