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Prevalence of noncommunicable disease risk factors among the Kani tribe in Thiruvananthapuram district, Kerala

BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVE: Noncommunicable Disease (NCD) risk factors are on the rise and often linked to the adoption of modern lifestyles. This study explores NCD risk factors in a rapidly modernising indigenous population in Kerala, the Kani tribe. METHODS: A representative sample of 298 adults...

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Autores principales: Sajeev, Priyanka, Soman, Biju
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6204451/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30392494
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ihj.2018.01.022