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Social epidemiology of hypertension in Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality (BCMM): cross-sectional study of determinants of prevalence, awareness, treatment and control among South African adults

OBJECTIVES: This study examined hypertension prevalence, awareness, treatment and control and their determinants among adults attending health facilities in Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality (BCMM) in the Eastern Cape. DESIGN: A cross-sectional analytical study. SETTINGS: The three largest outp...

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Autores principales: Owolabi, Eyitayo Omolara, Goon, Daniel Ter, Adeniyi, Oladele Vincent, Seekoe, Eunice
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5623394/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28600362
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2016-014349