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Differences in hypertension between informal and formal areas of Ouagadougou, a sub-Saharan African city
BACKGROUND: Countries of sub-Saharan Africa are increasingly confronted with hypertension and urbanization is considered to favor its emergence. This study aims to assess the difference in the prevalence of hypertension between formal and informal urban areas of Ouagadougou and to determine the risk...
Autores principales: | Doulougou, Boukaré, Kouanda, Séni, Rossier, Clémentine, Soura, Abdramane, Zunzunegui, Maria Victoria |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2014
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4161842/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25175061 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-14-893 |
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