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Prevalence, Awareness and Control of Hypertension in Uganda

BACKGROUND: Prevention and control of hypertension are critical in reducing morbidity and mortality attributable to cardiovascular diseases. Awareness of hypertension is a pre-condition for control and prevention. This study estimated the proportion of adults who were hypertensive, were aware of the...

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Autores principales:	Musinguzi, Geofrey, Nuwaha, Fred
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	Public Library of Science 2013
Materias:	Research Article
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3629133/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23614041 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0062236

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