Type 2 diabetes markers in indigenous Argentinean children living at different altitudes

<em>Background</em>: Exposure to hypoxia at high altitude is increasingly being recognized as a risk factor for metabolic diseases. <em>Objective:</em> To determine the association between Type 2 diabetes (T2D) risk factors and altitude in two groups of Argentinean indigenous...

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Main Authors: Valeria Hirschler, Gustavo Maccallini, Claudia Molinari, Mariana Hidalgo, Patricia Intersimone, Claudio Gonzalez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AIMS Press 2018-11-01
Series:AIMS Public Health
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Online Access:http://www.aimspress.com/article/10.3934/publichealth.2018.4.440/fulltext.html