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Geographic differences in the prevalence of hypertension in Uganda: Results of a national epidemiological study

BACKGROUND: Hypertension accounts for more than 212 million global disability-adjusted life-years, and more than 15 million in sub-Saharan Africa. Identifying factors underlying the escalating burden of hypertension in sub-Saharan Africa may inform delivery of targeted public health interventions. M...

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Autores principales:	Lunyera, Joseph, Kirenga, Bruce, Stanifer, John W., Kasozi, Samuel, van der Molen, Thys, Katagira, Wenceslaus, Kamya, Moses R., Kalyesubula, Robert
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	Public Library of Science 2018
Materias:	Research Article
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6070243/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30067823 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0201001

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