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Altitude and its inverse association with abdominal obesity in an Andean country: a cross-sectional study
Background: Abdominal obesity represents an accurate predictor of overall morbidity and mortality, which is worrisome because it is also continuously increasing across Andean countries. However, its relationship with altitude remains unclear. The objective of this study was to assess the association...
Autores principales: | Pajuelo-Ramírez, Jaime, Torres-Aparcana, Harold, Agüero-Zamora, Rosa, Quispe, Antonio M. |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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F1000 Research Limited
2019
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6896245/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31824671 http://dx.doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.20707.2 |
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