A risk-factor profile for chronic lifestyle diseases in three rural Free State towns
Background: Chronic diseases of lifestyle account for millions of deaths each year globally. These diseases share similar modifiable risk factors, including hypertension, tobacco smoking, diabetes, obesity, hyperlipidaemia and physical inactivity. In South Africa the burden of noncommunicable diseas...
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| Main Authors: | Sanet van Zyl, Lynette J. van der Merwe, Corinna M. Walsh, Francois C. van Rooyen, Hendrik J. van Wyk, Andries J. Groenewald |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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2010-02-01
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| Series: | South African Family Practice |
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| Online Access: | https://safpj.co.za/index.php/safpj/article/view/1339 |
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