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Contrasting impact of rural, versus urban, living on glucose metabolism and blood pressure in Uganda
Background: The burden of cardiometabolic diseases, including cardiovascular diseases and diabetes, is increasing in sub-Saharan Africa and this has been linked to urbanisation. Helminths, through their immunomodulatory properties, may protect against these disorders. We hypothesised that the rural...
Autores principales: | Sanya, Richard E., Andia Biraro, Irene, Nampijja, Margaret, Zziwa, Christopher, Nanyunja, Carol, Nsubuga, Denis, Kiwanuka, Samuel, Tumusiime, Josephine, Nassuuna, Jacent, Walusimbi, Bridgious, Cose, Stephen, Ocama, Ponsiano, Grencis, Richard K., Elliott, Alison M., Webb, Emily L. |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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F1000 Research Limited
2020
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7447960/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32875121 http://dx.doi.org/10.12688/wellcomeopenres.15616.2 |
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