Urbanization is Associated with Increased Trends in Cardiovascular Mortality Among Indigenous Populations: the PAI Study

Urbanization is Associated with Increased Trends in Cardiovascular Mortality Among Indigenous Populations: the PAI Study

Abstract Background: The cardiovascular risk burden among diverse indigenous populations is not totally known and may be influenced by lifestyle changes related to the urbanization process. Objectives: To investigate the cardiovascular (CV) mortality profile of indigenous populations during a rapi...

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Main Authors: Anderson da Costa Armstrong, Ana Marice Teixeira Ladeia, Juracy Marques, Dinani Matoso Fialho de Oliveira Armstrong, Antonio Marconi Leandro da Silva, Jeová Cordeiro de Morais Junior, Aldina Barral, Luis Claudio Lemos Correia, Manoel Barral-Netto, João A. C. Lima
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Cardiologia (SBC) 2018-02-01
Series:Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia
Subjects:
Indigenous Population
Cardiovascular Diseases / mortality
Urbanization / trends
Social Change
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0066-782X2018005001208&lng=en&tlng=en

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