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Development of a fragility model for the residential building stock in South America
(EARTHQUAKE ENGINEERING RESEARCH INST, 2017-05-01)
South America-in particular, the Andean countries-are exposed to high levels of seismic hazard, which, when combined with the elevated concentration of population and properties, has led to an alarming potential for human ...
Risk Aversion and Optimal Trade DependencyRisk Aversion and Optimal Trade Dependency
(Sociedade Brasileira de Econometria, 1998)
Peripheral markers in neurodegenerative patients and their first-degree relatives
(Elsevier Science, 2012-03)
We have determined various biomarkers in the peripheral blood of Alzheimer, Parkinson and vascular dementia patients by comparing the samples with those of first-degree relatives and control subjects. Our results, together ...
Development and Validation of a Simple Risk Score for Undiagnosed Type 2 Diabetes in a Resource-Constrained Setting
(Hindawi, 2016)
Objective. To develop and validate a risk score for detecting cases of undiagnosed diabetes in a resource-constrained country. Methods. Two population-based studies in Peruvian population aged >/=35 years were used in the ...
Evaluation of Environmental Contamination by Toxic Elements in Agricultural Soils and Their Health Risks in the City of Arequipa, Peru
(MDPICH, 2023-02-20)
This study evaluated the concentration of toxic elements in soil samples from agricultural fields in the districts of Sachaca, Socabaya, Hunter, Quequeña, Yarabamba, Characato and Tiabaya in the city of Arequipa, Peru. The ...
Evaluation of Environmental Contamination by Toxic Elements in Agricultural Soils and Their Health Risks in the City of Arequipa, Peru
(MDPICH, 2023-02-20)
This study evaluated the concentration of toxic elements in soil samples from agricultural fields in the districts of Sachaca, Socabaya, Hunter, Quequeña, Yarabamba, Characato and Tiabaya in the city of Arequipa, Peru. The ...
Impact of urbanisation and altitude on the incidence of, and risk factors for, hypertension
(BMJ Publishing Group, 2017)
BACKGROUND: Most of the data regarding the burden of hypertension in low-income and middle-income countries comes from cross-sectional surveys instead of longitudinal studies. We estimated the incidence of, and risk factors ...
CKD and CKDu in northern Peru: a cross-sectional analysis under the DEGREE protocol
(BioMed Central, 2021)
BACKGROUND: This study estimated the prevalence and risk factors for decreased estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) in those without known hypertension, type 2 diabetes mellitus, or heavy proteinuria as a surrogate ...
Risk Aversion or Model Uncertainty? An Empirical Cross-Sectional Analysis Across Countries
(Sociedade Brasileira de Econometria, 2019)