Blood pressure variation and hypertension rates in a pre-modernized Bedouin population: data from tribes of the Sinai Peninsula (Egypt)
During the 20th century Bedouin society has shifted from semi-nomad pastoralism toward a more Western life style, whilst accumulating risk factors for life threatening diseases. This is evident from recent reports of hypertension and obesity in Bedouin groups.In face of this epidemiological transiti...
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Main Authors: | Hani Monk-Vitelson, Israel Hershkovitz, Eugene Kobyliansky |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Société d'Anthropologie de Paris
2001-11-01
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Series: | Bulletins et Mémoires de la Société d’Anthropologie de Paris |
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Online Access: | https://journals.openedition.org/bmsap/6259 |
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