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Is There an Association between Sleeping Patterns and Other Environmental Factors with Obesity and Blood Pressure in an Urban African Population?
Beyond changing dietary patterns, there is a paucity of data to fully explain the high prevalence of obesity and hypertension in urban African populations. The aim of this study was to determine whether other environmental factors (including sleep duration, smoking and physical activity) are related...
Autores principales: | Pretorius, Sandra, Stewart, Simon, Carrington, Melinda J., Lamont, Kim, Sliwa, Karen, Crowther, Nigel J. |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2015
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4598123/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26448340 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0131081 |
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