Physical activity and cardiovascular risk factors among rural and urban groups and rural-to-urban migrants in Peru: A cross-sectional study

Revista Panamericana de Salud Publica/Pan American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 1-8

  Creber, Ruth M Masterson ^a   Smeeth, Liam ^a   Gilman, Robert H ^b,c   Miranda, J Jaime ^a,c,d  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c CRONICAS CENTER OF EXCELLENCE IN CHRONIC DISEASES   (Peru)

^d UNIVERSIDAD PERUANA CAYETANO HEREDIA   (Peru)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular diseases; Hypertension; Metabolic syndrome X; Motor activity; Obesity; Peru; Risk factors; Rural urban migration

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; HEALTH RISK; HYPERTENSION; MEDICAL GEOGRAPHY; OBESITY; RISK FACTOR; RURAL-URBAN MIGRATION;

LIMA [PERU]; PERU;

EID: 77956818172     PISSN: 10204989     EISSN: 16805348     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1020-49892010000700001     Document Type: Article

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