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Classical Cardiovascular Risk Factors and HIV are Associated With Carotid Intima‐Media Thickness in Adults From Sub‐Saharan Africa: Findings From H3Africa AWI‐Gen Study
BACKGROUND: Studies on the determinants of carotid intima‐media thickness (CIMT), a marker of sub‐clinical atherosclerosis, mostly come from white, Asian, and diasporan black populations. We present CIMT data from sub‐Saharan Africa, which is experiencing a rising burden of cardiovascular diseases a...
Autores principales: | Nonterah, Engelbert A., Boua, Palwende R., Klipstein‐Grobusch, Kerstin, Asiki, Gershim, Micklesfield, Lisa K., Agongo, Godfred, Ali, Stuart A., Mashinya, Felistas, Sorgho, Herman, Nakanabo‐Diallo, Seydou, Debpuur, Cornelius, Kyobutungi, Catherine, Alberts, Marianne, Norris, Shane, Tollman, Stephen, Tinto, Halidou, Soo, Cassandra C., Mukomana, Freedom, Hazelhurst, Scott, Wade, Alisha N., Kahn, Kathleen, Oduro, Abraham R., Grobbee, Diederick E., Sankoh, Osman, Ramsay, Michèle, Bots, Michiel L., Crowther, Nigel J. |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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John Wiley and Sons Inc.
2019
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6662137/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31304842 http://dx.doi.org/10.1161/JAHA.118.011506 |
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