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Cuba’s cardiovascular risk factors: International comparison of levels and education gradients
BACKGROUND: Cuba’s life expectancy at 79 is third highest in Latin America. Many attribute this to social investments in health and education, but comparative research is sparse, thus we compare Cuba with neighboring Dominican Republic, Costa Rica due to its strong social protections, and the U.S. G...
Autores principales: | Dieci, Maria, Llibre-Rodriguez, Juan J., Acosta, Daisy, Dow, William H. |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2021
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7932107/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33661959 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0247831 |
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