Malaysian society and health: issues and challenges in the 21st century

• Main Authors: Wong, Y.L., Mohd Amin, J.
• Format: Article
• Published: Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya 2005
• Subjects: R Medicine
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/24404/; https://jummec.um.edu.my/issue/view/716/Vol.%208%2C%20Issue%201%2C%20%282003-2005%29
• Institution: Universiti Malaya

Malaysia, like many aspiring developing countries, is undergoing a health transition that has seen the concomitant decrease in communicable disease and increase in chronic disease due to urbanization, modernization and ageing population. Health in the Malaysian society will thus increasingly focus...