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A survey of life-style diseases of inhabitants of Thailand.

  • Mitsuru Sakuma
  • , Sanae Watanabe
  • , Terue Kawabata
  • , Yoshinori Kaneko
  • , Shigeji Miyagi
  • , Shigeo Shibat
  • , Kyoko Hasegawa
  • , Yasuo Kagawa
  • , Phitaya Charupoonphol
  • , Somjit Supannatas
  • Kagawa Nutrition University

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Abstract

To elucidate the way to prevent lifestyle-related diseases, such as diabetes mellitus and hypertension, in Asian countries, a comparative study between Mongoloids was conducted at Palau, in Oceania, the Republic of China, Thailand, Mongolia and Japan, from 1998 to October 2002. The survey comprised a social survey, nutrition survey, physical and medical examinations, biomedical analyses, urinalyses, and DNA analyses. This is an interim report for Thailand.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)191-193
Number of pages3
JournalSoutheast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health
Volume34 Suppl 2
Publication statusPublished - 2003
Externally publishedYes

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

  1. SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
    SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being

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