Assessment of cardiovascular risk factors in a rural community in the Brazilian state of Bahia
OBJECTIVE: To assess the frequency of cardiovascular risk factors in the rural community of Cavunge, in the Brazilian state of Bahia. METHODS: A cross-sectional study was carried out with 160 individuals (age > 19 years) randomly drawn from those listed in the population census of the Cavunge Pro...
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Language: | English |
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Sociedade Brasileira de Cardiologia (SBC)
2003-09-01
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Series: | Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0066-782X2003001100009 |