Are the tribal highlanders protected from hypertension? A meta-analysis on prevalence of hypertension among high altitude tribal population of India

Are the tribal highlanders protected from hypertension? A meta-analysis on prevalence of hypertension among high altitude tribal population of India

Background: The so-called protected tribal population are also facing burden of noncommunicable diseases. The high altitude tribes are thought to be genetically and environmentally protected from hypertension (HTN) like diseases. Objective: The objective is to estimate the prevalence of HTN among tr...

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Main Authors: Mitasha Singh, Sunil Raina, Shweta Goswami, Des Raj
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2020-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Public Health
Subjects:
high altitude
hypertension
indigenous tribes
noncommunicable diseases
Online Access:http://www.ijph.in/article.asp?issn=0019-557X;year=2020;volume=64;issue=3;spage=295;epage=299;aulast=Singh

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http://www.ijph.in/article.asp?issn=0019-557X;year=2020;volume=64;issue=3;spage=295;epage=299;aulast=Singh

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