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Prevalence of diabetes and hypertension among a tribal population in Tamil Nadu [1]

Diabetes and hypertension is affecting at an alarming rate in both rural and urban populations in India and very few studies had been carried out among the tribal population. The objective of the study was to determine the prevalence rate of type 2 diabetes mellitus and hypertension and its associated risk factors among the tribal population in Salem District in Tamil Nadu.

Publication Date: 
01/01/2015
Shankar Radhakrishnan [2], Manivanan Ekambaram [3]
Archives of Medicine and Health Sciences [4]
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66-71
Tags:
Diabetes [5], Heart Diseases [6], Tribals [7], Tamil Nadu [8], Salem (D) [9], India [10], Non Communicable Diseases [11]
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[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/shankar-radhakrishnan
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/manivanan-ekambaram
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[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/heart-diseases
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/tribals
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/tamil-nadu
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/salem-d
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/india
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/non-communicable-diseases