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Metabolic Syndrome in South African Patients with Severe Mental Illness: Prevalence and Associated Risk Factors
BACKGROUND: There is a surge of cardiovascular disease (CVD) in Africa. CVD is the leading cause of mortality among patients with severe mental illness (SMI) in developed countries, with little evidence from the African context. OBJECTIVE: To determine the prevalence and risk factors for MetS among...
Autores principales: | Saloojee, Shamima, Burns, Jonathan K, Motala, Ayesha A |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2016
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4755575/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26882230 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0149209 |
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