Cardio-metabolic disease risk factors among South Asian labour migrants to the Middle East: a scoping review and policy analysis

• Main Authors: Shiva Raj Mishra (Author), Saruna Ghimire (Author), Chandni Joshi (Author), Bishal Gyawali (Author), Archana Shrestha (Author), Dinesh Neupane (Author), Sudesh Raj Sharma (Author), Yashashwi Pokharel (Author), Salim S. Virani (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2019-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract This paper aims to explore the burgeoning burden of cardiovascular and metabolic disease (CMD) risk factors among South Asian labor migrants to the Middle East. We conducted a qualitative synthesis of literature using PubMed/Medline and grey literature searches, supplemented by a policy rev...