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High prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors in Peruvian adolescents living in a peri-urban shantytown: a cross-sectional study

BACKGROUND: Adults of the peri-urban Peruvian shantytown of Lomas de Zapallal have a high prevalence of risk factors for developing cardiovascular disease (CVD)—likely due to behavioral choices established during childhood and adolescence. To guide the development of community-based risk reduction p...

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Autores principales: Abbs, Elizabeth S., Viñoles, José, Alarcón, Jorge O., Johnson, Heather M., Zunt, Joseph R.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5440987/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28532431
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s41043-017-0093-1