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Risk of Cardiovascular Disease in a Traditional African Population with a High Infectious Load: A Population-Based Study
BACKGROUND: To test the inflammatory origin of cardiovascular disease, as opposed to its origin in western lifestyle. Population-based assessment of the prevalences of cardiovascular risk factors and cardiovascular disease in an inflammation-prone African population, including electrocardiography an...
Autores principales: | Koopman, Jacob J. E., van Bodegom, David, Jukema, J. Wouter, Westendorp, Rudi G. J. |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2012
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3469578/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23071653 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0046855 |
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