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Prevalence of hypertension and associated cardiovascular risk factors in an urban slum in Nairobi, Kenya: A population-based survey

BACKGROUND: Urbanisation has been described as a key driver of the evolving non-communicable disease (NCD) epidemic. In Africa, hypertension is the commonest cardiovascular problem. We determined the prevalence and risk factor correlates of hypertension in the largest Nairobi slum. METHODS: In 2010...

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Autores principales:	Joshi, Mark David, Ayah, Richard, Njau, Elijah Kaharo, Wanjiru, Rosemary, Kayima, Joshua Kyateesa, Njeru, Erastus Kennedy, Mutai, Kenneth Kipyegon
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	BioMed Central 2014
Materias:	Research Article
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4246542/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25407513 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-14-1177

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