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Hypertension and associated factors in older adults in South Africa

BACKGROUND: Older adults are disproportionately affected by hypertension, which is an established risk factor for cardiovascular disease. Little attention has been focused on hypertension and associated factors among older adults in Africa. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the prevalence a...

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Autores principales: Peltzer, Karl, Phaswana-Mafuya, Nancy
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Clinics Cardive Publishing 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3721893/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23736129
http://dx.doi.org/10.5830/CVJA-2013-002