Sex differences in risk factors for cardiovascular disease: the PERU MIGRANT study.
<h4>Introduction</h4>Although men and women have similar risk factors for cardiovascular disease, many social behaviors in developing countries differ by sex. Rural-to-urban migrants have different cardiovascular risk profiles than rural or urban dwellers. The objective of this study was...
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| Main Authors: | Antonio Bernabe-Ortiz, Catherine Pastorius Benziger, Robert H Gilman, Liam Smeeth, J Jaime Miranda |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2012-01-01
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| Series: | PLoS ONE |
| Online Access: | https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0035127&type=printable |
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