Rural to urban migration and changes in cardiovascular risk factors in Tanzania: a prospective cohort study

• Main Authors: Tamin Bushiri (Author), Nkulila Peter (Author), Machybia Harun (Author), McLarty Dorothy (Author), James Peter (Author), Unwin Nigel (Author), Nguluma Mkay (Author), McNally Richard (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>High levels of rural to urban migration are a feature of most African countries. Our aim was to investigate changes, and their determinants, in cardiovascular risk factors on rural to urban migration in Tanzania.</p> <p>M...