Prevalence of Hypertension, Diabetes, and Other Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors in Two Indigenous Municipalities in Rural Guatemala: A Population-Representative Survey
Background: Nearly 50% of Guatemalans are Indigenous Maya, yet few studies have examined the prevalence of modifiable cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors in Indigenous Maya populations. Therefore, we sought to estimate the prevalence of modifiable CVD risk factors in two Indigenous Maya areas...
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Main Authors: | Eric Steinbrook (Author), David Flood (Author), Joaquin Barnoya (Author), Carlos Mendoza Montano (Author), Ann C. Miller (Author), Peter Rohloff (Author) |
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Ubiquity Press,
2022-11-01T00:00:00Z.
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