Chiang Mai university health worker study aiming toward a better understanding of noncommunicable disease development in Thailand: Methods and description of study population

• Main Authors: Chaisiri Angkurawaranon, Anawat Wisetborisut, Wichuda Jiraporncharoen, Surinporn Likhitsathian, Ronnaphob Uaphanthasath, Patama Gomutbutra, Surin Jiraniramai, Chawin Lerssrimonkol, Apinun Aramrattanna, Pat Doyle, Dorothea Nitsch
• Format: Journal
• Published: 2018
• Online Access: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=84924080729&origin=inward; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/jspui/handle/6653943832/44993
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

Background: Urbanization is considered to be one of the key drivers of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) in Thailand and other developing countries. These influences, in turn, may affect an individual's behavior and risk of developing NCDs. The Chiang Mai University (CMU) Health Worker Study aims...