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Diabetic retinopathy among Brazilian Xavante Indians [PDF]
Diabetology & Metabolic Syndrome, 2018 Background To describe the frequency of diabetic retinopathy (DR) and its associated variables in Brazilian Xavante Indians. Methods A population-based survey carried out in two Xavante Reservations between 2008 and 2012, included 948 Indians aged 20 ...
Carlos Gustavo M. G. Lima +7 more
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Cardiovascular Risk in Xavante Indigenous Population [PDF]
Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia, 2018 Background: The prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors is little known in Brazilian indigenous populations. In the last two decades, important changes have occurred in the lifestyle and epidemiological profile of the Xavante people.
Luana Padua Soares +8 more
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Genome-wide analysis in Brazilian Xavante Indians reveals low degree of admixture. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2012 Characterization of population genetic variation and structure can be used as tools for research in human genetics and population isolates are of great interest.
Patricia C Kuhn +8 more
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Exploring the link between low germline mutational load and low breast cancer incidence: Lessons from the Xavante Indians [PDF]
Translational OncologyThe study of cancer, its initiation, and its mechanisms of progression has been a focal point in science for more than a century. Despite controversies among scientists, there is a growing consensus to determine the moment when a cell gains the capacity ...
José Rueff +2 more
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Visualidades, 2014 This article addresses the political and cultural implications of the contemporary Xavante audiovisual production at Wederã and Etenhiritipá villages. Taking as point of departure the authors’s participation in the filmed record of an important rite of ...
Samuel Leal +2 more
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Colonial shadows – a systematic review of the Xavante health transformation [PDF]
International Journal for Equity in HealthBackground From a biocultural perspective, health is a multifaceted concept shaped not only by biomedical factors but also by social, cultural, political, and economic forces. In Indigenous contexts, health is particularly vulnerable, as it is profoundly
Katarzyna Górka
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Território no mundo A’uwe Xavante
Confins, 2011 This objective of this article is to discussthe conception of territory and territoriality of the A’uwe Xavante people. The geographical boundaries of this research are the Xavante indigenous land in the east of Mato Grosso.
Maria Lucia Cereda Gomide
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Ró - Cerrados e Mundo A'uwe Xavante
GEOUSP: Espaço e Tempo, 2011 O povo Xavante vive atualmente no estado do Mato Grosso, em nove terras indígenas que são fragmentos de seu território original e ainda guardam a biodiversidade dos cerrados.
Maria Lucia Cereda Gomide
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A população indígena Xavante em Mato Grosso: características sociodemográficas relacionadas à saúde [PDF]
Escola Anna Nery, 2022 RESUMO Objetivo Comparar indicadores sociodemográficos dos Xavante de seis terras indígenas com a população não indígena residente em áreas rurais de quatro microrregiões adjacentes. Método Estudo seccional, do tipo ecológico, com análises comparativas
Mauricio Viana Gomes de Oliveira +2 more
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Regime de queima das caçadas com uso do fogo realizadas pelos Xavante no cerrado
Biodiversidade Brasileira, 2011 A literatura tem subestimado a questão das queimadas aplicadas aos ecossistemas silvestres com propósitos culturais. Apesar disso, há indicações de que o fogo foi largamente utilizado como ferramenta de manejo pelos povos indígenas em diversos tipos de ...
Mônica Martins Melo, Carlos Hiroo Saito
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