Cardiovascular risk factors with an emphasis on hypertension in the Mura Indians from Amazonia

• Main Authors: Zilmar Augusto de Souza Filho (Author), Alaidistânia Aparecida Ferreira (Author), Juliano dos Santos (Author), Karina Cardoso Meira (Author), Angela Maria Geraldo Pierin (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2018-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background The Brazilian indigenous population is currently undergoing a process of epidemiological transition regarding the occurrence of communicable diseases, malnutrition and non-communicable chronic diseases. Chronic non-infectious diseases are the most common causes of death worldwide...