Link between diet and cardiovascular disease in Latin America and the Caribbean using geographic information systems Vinculación de la dieta con la enfermedad cardiovascular en América Latina y el Caribe mediante sistemas de información geográfica

Link between diet and cardiovascular disease in Latin America and the Caribbean using geographic information systems Vinculación de la dieta con la enfermedad cardiovascular en América Latina y el Caribe mediante sistemas de información geográfica

OBJECTIVE: To determine the visual, spatial, and/or statistical relationships between food availability/dietary patterns and cardiovascular disease (CVD) in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC). METHODS: CVD mortality rates and diet information (the number of kilocalories and amount of alcohol, fat...

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Main Authors: Jennifer MacDonald, Patricia B. Brevard, Robert E. Lee, Tammy Wagner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pan American Health Organization 2009-10-01
Series:Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública
Subjects:
Enfermedades cardiovasculares
dieta
consumo de alimentos
sistemas de información geográfica
mortalidad
América Latina
Región del Caribe
Cardiovascular diseases
diet
food consumption
geographic information systems
mortality
Latin America
Caribbean Region
Online Access:http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1020-49892009001000002

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