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Prevalence of hypertension in the Gambia and Sierra Leone, western Africa: a cross-sectional study

BACKGROUND: Hypertension (HTN) is one of the causes of cardiovascular disease (CVD) in Africa, and may be associated with lower socio-economic status (SES). The prevalence of HTN is not well established in the Gambia or in Sierra Leone. METHODS: A cross-sectional, population-based study of adults wa...

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Autores principales:	Awad, Morcos, Setareh-Shenas, Saman, Robert Pixton, J, Soliman, Camelia, Czer, Lawrence SC, Ruzza, Andrea, Mirocha, James
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	Clinics Cardive Publishing 2014
Materias:	Cardiovascular Topics
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4327182/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25333811 http://dx.doi.org/10.5830/CVJA-2014-058

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