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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...
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 |
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Formato: | Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2008
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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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