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Malay
About: Malay is a research topic. Over the lifetime, 5491 publications have been published within this topic receiving 44123 citations.
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TL;DR: Data from this study allow further understanding of the etiology and impact of eye diseases in this ethnic group and provide population-based data on the prevalence of and risk factors for age-related eye disease in people of Malay ethnicity in Singapore.
Abstract: Purpose: Although there are approximately 200 million people of Malay ethnicity living in Asia, the burden and risk factors of blinding eye diseases in this ethnic group are unknown. This study summarizes the rationale and study design of a population-based study of eye diseases among adult Malays in Singapore. Methods: A population-based cross-sectional study of Malays was designed in Singapore. The sampling frame consisted of all Malays aged 40–79 living in designated study areas in southwestern Singapore. From a list of 16,069 names provided by the Ministry of Home Affairs, age-stratified random sampling was used to select 5,600 names (1,400 people from each decade of 40–49, 50–59, 60–69, and 70–79 years). The target sample size for this study was 3,150 persons. Selected individuals were invited to a centralized clinic by letters, telephone calls, and home visits. Participants underwent standardized interview and assessment of blood pressure, anthropometry, presenting and best-corrected visual acuity, ...
442 citations
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01 Jan 1869
TL;DR: In this article, the authors describe the Indo-Malay Islands, the timor group, celeb group, the moluscas, and the papuan group as well as other groups.
Abstract: This book contains Indo-Malay Islands, the timor group, celeb group, the moluscas and the papuan group.
347 citations
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01 Jan 1992
TL;DR: The Malay lepidoptera of the Malay Peninsula are discussed in this article, where the first part covers butterfly life history, nomenclature and classification, and the second part is a discussion of all species in six families.
Abstract: This title is revised by JN Eliot. It is a revision of this major work on the Malay lepidoptera. Produced in three parts, the first part covers butterfly life history, nomenclature and classification. Part two is a discussion of all species in six families, whilst the final part is a checklist of butterflies of the Malay Peninsula, plus bibliography and index.
282 citations