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Prevalence, awareness, treatment and control of hypertension among adults 50 years and older in Dakar, Senegal

BACKGROUND: Older adults are disproportionately affected by hypertension, which is an established risk factor for cardiovascular disease. Despite these facts, no study on the prevalence, awareness, treatment and control on arterial hypertension in Senegal has been conducted, specifically among elder...

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Autores principales: Macia, E, Duboz, P, Gueye, L
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Clinics Cardive Publishing 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3721830/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22002461
http://dx.doi.org/10.5830/CVJA-2011-039