Preventable risk factors for noncommunicable diseases in rural Indonesia: prevalence study using WHO STEPS approach

• Main Authors: Ng Nawi (Author), Stenlund Hans (Author), Bonita Ruth (Author), Hakimi Mohammad (Author), Wall Stig (Author), Weinehall Lars (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: The World Health Organization, 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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OBJECTIVE: To gain a better understanding of the health transition in Indonesia, we sought to describe the prevalence and distribution of risk factors for noncommunicable diseases and to identify the risk-factor burden among a rural population and an urban population. METHODS: Using the protocol of...