Journal of
Public Health and Epidemiology

  • Abbreviation: J. Public Health Epidemiol.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-2316
  • DOI: 10.5897/JPHE
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 662

Full Length Research Paper

Prevalence of risk factors for chronic non-communicable diseases in the municipality of Porto Velho, occidental Amazon, Brazil

Karen dos Santos Gonçalves*
  • Karen dos Santos Gonçalves*
  • Sergio Arouca National Public Health School – ENSP, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation– FIOCRUZ Rio de Janeiro, RJ. Brazil.
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Paulo Roberto Benchimol-Barbosa
  • Paulo Roberto Benchimol-Barbosa
  • Medical Assistance Coordination Pedro Ernesto University Hospital – HUPE Rio de Janeiro State University – UERJ, Brazil.
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Sandra de Souza Hacon
  • Sandra de Souza Hacon
  • Sergio Arouca National Public Health School – ENSP, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation– FIOCRUZ Rio de Janeiro, RJ. Brazil.
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Hermano Albuquerque de Castro
  • Hermano Albuquerque de Castro
  • Sergio Arouca National Public Health School – ENSP, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation– FIOCRUZ Rio de Janeiro, RJ. Brazil.
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  •  Received: 26 August 2015
  •  Accepted: 12 February 2016
  •  Published: 30 June 2016

How to cite this article

APA /
Gonçalves, K. dos S., Benchimol-Barbosa, P. R., Hacon, S. de S.,& de Castro, H. A. (2016). Prevalence of risk factors for chronic non-communicable diseases in the municipality of Porto Velho, occidental Amazon, Brazil. Journal of Public Health and Epidemiology, 8(6), 102-110.
Chicago /
Karen dos Santos Gonçalves, Paulo Roberto Benchimol-Barbosa, Sandra de Souza Hacon and Hermano Albuquerque de Castro. "Prevalence of risk factors for chronic non-communicable diseases in the municipality of Porto Velho, occidental Amazon, Brazil." Journal of Public Health and Epidemiology 8, no. 6 (2016): 102-110.
MLA /
Karen dos Santos Gonccedil;alves, et al. "Prevalence of risk factors for chronic non-communicable diseases in the municipality of Porto Velho, occidental Amazon, Brazil." Journal of Public Health and Epidemiology 8.6 (2016): 102-110.