Prevalence of prehypertension and its relationship to risk factors for cardiovascular disease in Jamaica: Analysis from a cross-sectional survey

BACKGROUND: Recent studies have documented an increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) in persons with systolic blood pressures of 120–139 mmHg and/or diastolic blood pressures of 80–89 mmHg, classified as prehypertension in the Seventh Report of the Joint National Committee on Prevention, Det...

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Autores principales: Ferguson, Trevor S, Younger, Novie OM, Tulloch-Reid, Marshall K, Wright, Marilyn B Lawrence, Ward, Elizabeth M, Ashley, Deanna E, Wilks, Rainford J
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2008
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2551581/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18752689
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2261-8-20

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2551581/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18752689
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2261-8-20

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