Chronic diseases of lifestyle risk factor profiles of a South African rural community
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Risk-factor profiles for chronic diseases of lifestyle and metabolic syndrome in an urban and rural setting in South Africa
How to cite this article: Van Zyl S, Van der Merwe LJ, Walsh CM, Groenewald AJ, Van Rooyen FC. Risk-factor profiles for chronic diseases of lifestyle and metabolic syndrome in an urban and rural setting in South Africa. Afr J Prm Health Care Fam Med. 2012;4(1), Art. #346, 10 pages. http://dx.doi. org/10.4102/phcfm.v4i1.346 Background: Chronic lifestyle diseases share similar modifiable risk fac...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Public Health in Africa
سال: 2021
ISSN: 2038-9930,2038-9922
DOI: 10.4081/jphia.2021.1006