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Prevalence of hypertension and its treatment among adults presenting to primary health clinics in rural Zambia: analysis of an observational database

BACKGROUND: Hypertension constitutes a growing burden of illness in developing countries like Zambia. Adequately screening and treating hypertension could greatly reduce the complications of stroke and coronary disease. Our objective was to determine the prevalence of hypertension and identify curre...

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Autores principales: Yan, Lily D., Chi, Benjamin H., Sindano, Ntazana, Bosomprah, Samuel, Stringer, Jeffrey SA, Chilengi, Roma
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/PMC4578849/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26391985
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12889-015-2258-4