Association of altitude and urbanization with hypertension and obesity: analysis of the Nepal Demographic and Health Survey 2016

BACKGROUND: Nepal's Himalayan range attracts mountaineers, climbers and tourists from all across the globe. Limited recent evidence suggests that exposure to hypoxia at a higher altitude may be a risk factor for hypertension and a protective factor for obesity. The existing urban–rural disparit...

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Autores principales: Mehata, Suresh, Shrestha, Nipun, Ghimire, Saruna, Atkins, Emily, Karki, Deepak Kumar, Mishra, Shiva Raj
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7902681/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32623453
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/inthealth/ihaa034

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7902681/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32623453
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/inthealth/ihaa034

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