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Surveillance for non-communicable disease risk factors in Maldives: results from the first STEPS survey in Male

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  • Maimoona Aboobakur
  • Ali Latheef
  • Ahmed Mohamed
  • Sheena Moosa
  • Ravindra Pandey
  • Anand Krishnan
  • Dorairaj Prabhakaran

Abstract

The significant burden posed by the NCD risk factors along with the gender and socioeconomic differentials point to the need for public health action. The Ministry of Health has already initiated a comprehensive response to this threat. The experience and lessons from this survey will be useful for developing a comprehensive and sustainable surveillance system in the country. Copyright Birkhäuser Verlag, Basel/Switzerland 2010

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  • Maimoona Aboobakur & Ali Latheef & Ahmed Mohamed & Sheena Moosa & Ravindra Pandey & Anand Krishnan & Dorairaj Prabhakaran, 2010. "Surveillance for non-communicable disease risk factors in Maldives: results from the first STEPS survey in Male," International Journal of Public Health, Springer;Swiss School of Public Health (SSPH+), vol. 55(5), pages 489-496, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:ijphth:v:55:y:2010:i:5:p:489-496
    DOI: 10.1007/s00038-009-0114-y
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