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Population based prevalence of high blood pressure among adults in Addis Ababa: uncovering a silent epidemic

BACKGROUND: The prevention and control of high blood pressure or other cardiovascular diseases has not received due attention in many developing countries. This study aims to describe the epidemiology of high blood pressure among adults in Addis Ababa, so as to inform policy and lay the ground for s...

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Autores principales: Tesfaye, Fikru, Byass, Peter, Wall, Stig
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2009
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2736927/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19698178
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2261-9-39