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The association of physical activity, body mass index and the blood pressure levels among urban poor youth in Accra, Ghana
BACKGROUND: Globally, there is an increasing prevalence of high blood pressure (HBP) among adults and youth. However, the mechanisms of how the risk factors (physical inactivity and obesity) relate with blood pressure (BP) are not well known especially among the urban poor youth in low and middle in...
Autores principales: | Afrifa–Anane, Ernest, Agyemang, Charles, Codjoe, Samuel Nii Ardey, Ogedegbe, Gbenga, de-Graft Aikins, Ama |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2015
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4376361/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25881047 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12889-015-1546-3 |
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