High blood pressure and obesity in indigenous ashaninkas of Junin region, Peru

In order to determine the prevalence of high blood pressure and obesity in indigenous Ashaninkas, with limited contact with Western culture, a cross-sectional study was conducted in 2008 in five Ashaninka communities of the Junin region in the jungle of Peru. Individuals aged 35 or older were includ...

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Main Authors: Candice Romero, Carol Zavaleta, Lilia Cabrera, Robert H. Gilman, J. Jaime Miranda
Format: Article
Language:Spanish
Published: Instituto Nacional de Salud 2014-03-01
Series:Revista Peruana de Medicina Experimental y Salud Pública
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Online Access:https://rpmesp.ins.gob.pe/index.php/rpmesp/article/view/11