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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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Autores principales: Kayima, James, Nankabirwa, Joaniter, Sinabulya, Isaac, Nakibuuka, Jane, Zhu, Xiaofeng, Rahman, Mahboob, Longenecker, Christopher T., Katamba, Achilles, Mayanja-Kizza, Harriet, Kamya, Moses R.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: 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