Lipid profile and cardiovascular risk in two Amazonian populations

OBJECTIVE: To compare the lipid profiles and coronary heart disease risks of 2 Brazilian Amazonian populations as follows: a riverside population (village of Vigia) and an urban population (city of Belém in the state of Pará). METHODS: Fifty individuals controlled for age and sex were assessed in ea...

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Main Authors: Claudine Maria Alves Feio, Francisco A. H. Fonseca, Simone S. Rego, Max N. B. Feio, Maria C. Elias, Eduardo A. S. Costa, Maria C. O. Izar, Ângelo A. V. Paola, Antonio C. C. Carvalho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Cardiologia (SBC) 2003-12-01
Series:Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0066-782X2003001400006&tlng=pt