Title of article
Tehran Lipid and Glucose Study: A National Legacy
Author/Authors
Azizi, Fereidoun Endocrine Research Center - Research Institute for Endocrine Sciences - Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Pages
2
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1
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2
Abstract
The year 2018 marks 20 years since the landmark
Tehran Lipid and Glucose Study (TLGS) was designed in
a west-Asian developing country, the Islamic republic of
Iran. With rapid economic and demographical transition
in Iran in the last decades of the twentieth century (1), a dramatic
risk in non-communicable diseases (NCDs), cardiovascular
disease in particular, as the major cause of morbidity
and mortality has occurred (2). In 1996, the National
Network for Prevention and Management of Diabetes was
designed and implemented as the first Iranian national
project for prevention and control of NCDs (3).
Keywords
Cardiovascular Disease , Non-Communicable Diseases , Tehran Lipid and Glucose Study
Journal title
Astroparticle Physics
Serial Year
2018
Record number
2482654
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