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Prevalence of hypertension and its correlates in Lusaka urban district of Zambia: a population based survey

BACKGROUND: Hypertension is a leading cause for ill-health, premature mortality and disability. The objective of the study was to determine the prevalence and associated factors for hypertension in Lusaka, Zambia. METHODS: A cross sectional study was conducted. Odds ratios and their 95% confidence i...

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Autores principales: Goma, Fastone M, Nzala, Selestine H, Babaniyi, Olusegun, Songolo, Peter, Zyaambo, Cosmos, Rudatsikira, Emmanuel, Siziya, Seter, Muula, Adamson S
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3195701/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21974840
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1755-7682-4-34