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Malaysia
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Definition of 'Malaysia'A parliamentary democracy with a constitutional monarch in southeast Asia, consisting of 11 states (West Malaysia) on the Malay Peninsula and two states (East Malaysia) on the island of BORNEO. It is also called the Federation of Malaysia. Its capital is Kuala Lumpur. Before 1963 it was the Union of Malaya. It reorganized in 1948 as the Federation of Malaya, becoming independent from British Malaya in 1957 and becoming Malaysia in 1963 as a federation of Malaya, Sabah, Sarawak, and Singapore (which seceded in 1965). The form Malay- probably derives from the Tamil malay, mountain, with reference to its geography. (From Webster's New Geographical Dictionary, 1988, p715 & Room, Brewer's Dictionary of Names, 1992, p329) |
Monday, November 23, 2009
Initial psychological responses to Influenza A, H1N1 ("Swine flu").
4 Oct 2009 
BACKGROUND: The outbreak of the pandemic flu, Influenza A H1N1 (Swine Flu) in early 2009, provided a major challenge to health services around the world. Previous pandemics have led to stockpiling of goods, the victimisation of particular population ... Read more...
Factors contributing to utilization of health care services in Malaysia: a population-based study.
29 Sep 2009 OBJECTIVE: This paper examines the factors contributing to the under utilisation of health care services in the Malaysian population. METHODOLOGY: Using data derived from Malaysian Mental Health Survey (MMHS) information on utilisation of four basic ... Read more...
Clinical and laboratory features of human Plasmodium knowlesi infection.
13 Sep 2009 BACKGROUND: Plasmodium knowlesi is increasingly recognized as a cause of human malaria in Southeast Asia but there are no detailed prospective clinical studies of naturally acquired infections. METHODS: In a systematic study of the presentation and ... Read more...
Latest indexed articles for 'Malaysia'
These are the very latest articles for this heading:
- Initial psychological responses to Influenza A, H1N1 ("Swine flu"). 4 Oct 2009
- Factors contributing to utilization of health care services in Malaysia: a population-based study. 29 Sep 2009
- Clinical and laboratory features of human Plasmodium knowlesi infection. 13 Sep 2009
- Trianchoratus longianchoratus sp. n. (Monogenea: Ancyrocephalidae: Heteronchocleidinae) from Channa lucius (Osteichthyes: Channidae) in Peninsular Malaysia. 30 Aug 2009
- Detection of IgM antibodies against Legionella pneumophila serogroup 1 in Malaysian blood donors and patients with respiratory illnesses: evaluation of enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay and indirect immunofluorescence assay.
30 Aug 2009 - Molecular and morphological approaches in discrimination of endangered Probarbus jullieni of Malaysia and Thailand stocks. 30 Aug 2009
- Bioinformatics in Malaysia: hope, initiative, effort, reality, and challenges. 26 Aug 2009
- Adult smokers' perception of the role of religion and religious leadership on smoking and association with quitting: a comparison between Thai Buddhists and Malaysian Muslims. 16 Aug 2009
- Molecular detection of Giardia contamination in water bodies in a zoo. 4 Aug 2009
- Cardiovascular disease risk in a semirural community in Malaysia. 3 Aug 2009
- Characterization of multidrug resistant ESBL-producing Escherichia coli isolates from hospitals in Malaysia. 3 Aug 2009
- Disruption of adeB gene has a greater effect on resistance to meropenems than adeA gene in Acinetobacter spp. isolated from University Malaya Medical Centre. 30 Jul 2009
- Penile length of term newborn infants in multiracial Malaysia. 30 Jul 2009
- Quality of life in transfusion-dependent thalassaemia patients on desferrioxamine treatment. 30 Jul 2009
- Clinical features and epidemiology of chikungunya infection in Singapore. 30 Jul 2009
- Trends of breast cancer treatment in Sabah, Malaysia: a problem with lack of awareness. 30 Jul 2009
- Genetic characterization of Perna viridis L. in peninsular Malaysia using microsatellite markers. 30 Jul 2009
- Cross-border issues in the development of medical tourism in Malaysia: legal challenges and opportunities. 30 Jul 2009
- Bisnicalaterine A, a vobasine-vobasine bisindole alkaloid from Hunteria zeylanica. 30 Jul 2009
- Distinct cagA EPIYA motifs are associated with ethnic diversity in Malaysia and Singapore. 30 Jul 2009
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Technical information about 'Malaysia'
Definition: A parliamentary democracy with a constitutional monarch in southeast Asia, consisting of 11 states (West Malaysia) on the Malay Peninsula and two states (East Malaysia) on the island of BORNEO. It is also called the Federation of Malaysia. Its capital is Kuala Lumpur. Before 1963 it was the Union of Malaya. It reorganized in 1948 as the Federation of Malaya, becoming independent from British Malaya in 1957 and becoming Malaysia in 1963 as a federation of Malaya, Sabah, Sarawak, and Singapore (which seceded in 1965). The form Malay- probably derives from the Tamil malay, mountain, with reference to its geography. (From Webster's New Geographical Dictionary, 1988, p715 & Room, Brewer's Dictionary of Names, 1992, p329)
Descriptor UI: D008296
Alternative terms: Malaysia; Federation of Malaya; Malaya; Malay Federation; Malaya Federation; Sabah; Sarawak; Malay Peninsula;
Allowable Qualifiers: ethnology; epidemiology;
Tree Number: Z01.252.145.487;
Technical Notes: a monarchy in southeast Asia; note X refs but Malay Archipelago = INDONESIA; Malaysians are of MONGOLOID RACE unless otherwise specified