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In the Heart of the Amazon: Noncommunicable Diseases and Apolipoprotein E4 Genotype in the Riverine Population.
International journal of environmental research and public health - 7 Sept 2018
Arrifano Gabriela P F, Alvarez-Leite Jacqueline I, Souza-Monteiro José Rogério, Augusto-Oliveira Marcus, Paraense Ricardo, Macchi Barbarella M, Pinto André, Oriá Reinaldo B, do Nascimento José Luiz Martins, Crespo-Lopez Maria Elena
Abstract excerpt
The Amazon River basin is the largest tropical forest in the world. Most of the Amazon belongs to Brazil, a developing country that currently faces huge challenges related to the consolidation of its universal healthcare system. Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) are the leading cause of death in Brazil, accounting for 74% of all deaths, and NCDs are probably underestimated in Amazonian population because of their...
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