Cardio-metabolic health risks in indigenous populations of Southeast Asia and the influence of urbanization Disease epidemiology - Chronic
Background: South East Asia (SEA) is home to over 30 tribes of indigenous population groups who are currently facing rapid socio-economic change. Epidemiological transition and increased prevalence of non-communicable diseases (NCD) has occured. In Peninsular Malaysia, the Orang Asli (OA) indigenous...
Published in: | BMC Public Health |
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Language: | English |
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BioMed Central Ltd.
2015
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Online Access: | https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84937200965&doi=10.1186%2fs12889-015-1384-3&partnerID=40&md5=3de29c815a644c625a89036fea3fd20b |