Hypertension, diabetes and overweight: looming legacies of the Biafran famine.

<h4>Background</h4>Sub-Saharan Africa is facing rapidly increasing prevalences of cardiovascular disease, obesity, diabetes and hypertension. Previous and ongoing undernutrition among pregnant women may contribute to this development as suggested by epidemiological studies from high inco...

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Main Authors: Martin Hult, Per Tornhammar, Peter Ueda, Charles Chima, Anna-Karin Edstedt Bonamy, Benjamin Ozumba, Mikael Norman
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/601c607b70cc455b8eae85443e65a360
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