Social and cultural dimensions of hypertension in Brazil: a review Dimensões culturais e sociais da hipertensão no Brasil: uma revisão
Elevated arterial blood pressure varies substantially in relation to social and cultural variables. Early work on acculturation, socioeconomic status, and blood pressure documented this variation, which could not be explained entirely by conventional factors such as diet, physical activity, or acces...
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Language: | English |
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Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz
2000-06-01
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Series: | Cadernos de Saúde Pública |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-311X2000000200002 |