Cardiovascular risk status of Afro-origin populations across the spectrum of economic development: findings from the Modeling the Epidemiologic Transition Study

• Main Authors: Lara R. Dugas (Author), Terrence E. Forrester (Author), Jacob Plange-Rhule (Author), Pascal Bovet (Author), Estelle V. Lambert (Author), Ramon A. Durazo-Arvizu (Author), Guichan Cao (Author), Richard S. Cooper (Author), Rasha Khatib (Author), Laura Tonino (Author), Walter Riesen (Author), Wolfgang Korte (Author), Stephanie Kliethermes (Author), Amy Luke (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2017-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Cardiovascular risk factors are increasing in most developing countries. To date, however, very little standardized data has been collected on the primary risk factors across the spectrum of economic development. Data are particularly sparse from Africa. Methods In the Modeling t...