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Lower Obesity Rate during Residence at High Altitude among a Military Population with Frequent Migration: A Quasi Experimental Model for Investigating Spatial Causation

We sought to evaluate whether residence at high altitude is associated with the development of obesity among those at increased risk of becoming obese. Obesity, a leading global health priority, is often refractory to care. A potentially novel intervention is hypoxia, which has demonstrated positive...

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Autores principales: Voss, Jameson D., Allison, David B., Webber, Bryant J., Otto, Jean L., Clark, Leslie L.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3989193/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24740173
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0093493