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Obesity in Tibetans Aged 30–70 Living at Different Altitudes under the North and South Faces of Mt. Everest
Risk factors for chronic diseases in Tibetans may be modified due to hypobaric hypoxia. The objectives of this study were to determine the prevalence of obesity at varying altitudes of 1,200, 2,900 and 3,700 meters above sea-level in Tibet and Nepal; to estimate the effect of altitude on body mass i...
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| Lenguaje: | English |
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Molecular Diversity Preservation International (MDPI)
2010
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2872340/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20617052 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph7041670 |