Titre :
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Higher blood pressure among Inuit migrants in Denmark than among the Inuit in Greenland. (2002)
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Auteurs :
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P. BJERREGAARD ;
K. BORCH-JOHNSEN ;
M.E. JORGENSEN ;
P. LUMHOLT ;
L. MOSGAARD ;
Greenland Population Study. GRL ;
Steno Diabetes Centre. Copenhagen. DNK
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Type de document :
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Article
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Dans :
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Journal of epidemiology and community health (vol. 56, n° 4, 2002)
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Pagination :
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279-284
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Langues:
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Anglais
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Mots-clés :
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Hypertension artérielle
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Epidémiologie
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Facteur risque
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Homme
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Amérique
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Ethnie
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Danemark
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Europe
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Appareil circulatoire [pathologie]
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Amérique du Nord
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Résumé :
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[BDSP. Notice produite par INIST-CNRS dWR0xf74. Diffusion soumise à autorisation]. Study objective : Previous studies of blood pressure among the Inuit have given inconsistent results and studies comparing Inuit migrants with those living in traditional Inuit areas are absent. The purpose of the study was to compare the blood pressure of the Inuit in Greenland with that of Inuit migrants in Denmark. Design : Questionnaire, interview, and clinical examination in a cross sectional random population sample. Setting : A population based survey among Inuit in Greenland and Inuit migrants in Denmark. Participants : 2046 Inuit aged>=18,61% of the sample. Main results : Age and gender adjusted blood pressures were 117/72 mm Hg in Greenland and 127/81 mm Hg among the migrants (p
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