Estimates of hypertension and diabetes mellitus prevalence according to Health Vulnerability Index in Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil

• Main Authors: Crizian Saar Gomes (Author), Regina Tomie Ivata Bernal (Author), Alexandra Dias Moreira (Author), Renato Azeredo Teixeira (Author), Laís Santos de Magalhães Cardoso (Author), Antonio Luiz Pinho Ribeiro (Author), Deborah Carvalho Malta (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Associação Brasileira de Pós-Graduação em Saúde Coletiva.
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ABSTRACT: Objective: To estimate the prevalences of hypertension and diabetes for small areas in Belo Horizonte, according to the Health Vulnerability Index (HVI). Methods: Ecological study with data from the Surveillance of Risk and Protection Factors for Chronic Diseases by Telephone Survey (Vigit...