Third national surveillance of risk factors of non-communicable diseases (SuRFNCD-2007) in Iran: methods and results on prevalence of diabetes, hypertension, obesity, central obesity, and dyslipidemia

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The burden of non-communicable diseases is rising globally. This trend seems to be faster in developing countries of the Middle East. In this study, we presented the latest prevalence rates of a number of important non-communicable d...

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Main Authors: Kamgar Mandana, Asgari Fereshteh, Haghazali Mehrdad, Rashidi Armin, Khalilzadeh Omid, Meysamie Alipasha, Esteghamati Alireza, Gouya Mohammad, Abbasi Mehrshad
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2009-05-01
Series:BMC Public Health
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/9/167