Cardiovascular Risk in Xavante Indigenous Population

Abstract Background: The prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors is little known in Brazilian indigenous populations. In the last two decades, important changes have occurred in the lifestyle and epidemiological profile of the Xavante people. Objective: to assess the prevalence of cardiovascular...

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Main Authors: Luana Padua Soares, Amaury Lelis Dal Fabbro, Anderson Soares Silva, Daniela Saes Sartorelli, Luciana Ferreira Franco, Patrícia Chamadoira Kuhn, Regina Santiago Moises, João Paulo Botelho Vieira-Filho, Laércio Joel Franco
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Cardiologia (SBC)
Series:Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0066-782X2018000600542&lng=en&tlng=en