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Determinants of hypertension in a young adult Ugandan population in epidemiological transition—the MEPI-CVD survey
BACKGROUND: High blood pressure is the principal risk factor for stroke, heart failure and kidney failure in the young population in Africa. Control of hypertension is associated with a larger reduction in morbidity and mortality in younger populations compared with the elderly; however, blood press...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2015
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4552375/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26315787 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12889-015-2146-y |