Some discovery from health checks for the elderly in two commune, Chi Linh District, Hai Duong Province
- Author:
Tran Thi Mai Oanh
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
health check
- MeSH:
Aged;
Epidemiology;
Health
- From:Journal of Practical Medicine
2004;478(4):34-36
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
423 elderly persons in 2 communes of Chi Minh and Le Loi, Chi Linh district, Hai Duong province were submitted a health examination, which pointed out that: the female subjects suffered from more diseases than the male do; common health problems of the all were cough, headache, dizziness, backpain, joint pain and nerve pain. In both two communes, the incidence of those condition in female was higher than that of male, but in male subjects, hypertension and gastritis were higher generally, there was no significant difference in the pattern of the 2 communes.
