Prevalence and associated factors of elevated blood pressure in adolescents in schools in Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of Congo
Open Access
- 23 February 2021
- journal article
- Published by Peertechz Publications Private Limited in Archives of Clinical Hypertension
- Vol. 7 (1), 001-006
- https://doi.org/10.17352/ach.000029
Abstract
Miguel Devronsky proposed in 1970’s a theory explaining mechanism of action of ingested pure protein; so-called protein-diet, as follows:Keywords
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