Public Health
Volume 123, Issue 5 , Pages 358-364, May 2009

A province-based surveillance system for the risk factors of non-communicable diseases: A prototype for integration of risk factor surveillance into primary healthcare systems of developing countries

  • S. Alikhani

      Affiliations

    • Undersecretary for Coordination, Ministry of Health and Medical Education, Tehran, Iran
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  • A. Delavari

      Affiliations

    • Endocrine and Metabolic Research Centre, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. +98 91 3116 1496.
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  • F. Alaedini

      Affiliations

    • Health Researchers R&D Institute, Tehran, Iran
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  • R. Kelishadi

      Affiliations

    • Isfahan Cardiovascular Research Centre, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
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  • S. Rohbani

      Affiliations

    • Faculty of Humanities, Islamshahr Azad University, Islamshahr, Iran
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  • A. Safaei

      Affiliations

    • Undersecretary for Health, Ministry of Health and Medical Education, Tehran, Iran

Received 1 October 2008; received in revised form 6 February 2009; accepted 23 February 2009. published online 23 April 2009.

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PII: S0033-3506(09)00058-4

doi:10.1016/j.puhe.2009.02.011

Public Health
Volume 123, Issue 5 , Pages 358-364, May 2009