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Determinants of Uncontrolled Hypertension in Rural Communities in South Asia—Bangladesh, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka

BACKGROUND: Uncontrolled blood pressure (BP) is a leading risk factor for death and disability in South Asia. We aimed to determine the cross-country variation, and the factors associated with uncontrolled BP among adults treated for hypertension in rural South Asia. METHODS: We enrolled 1,718 indiv...

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Autores principales: Jafar, Tazeen H, Gandhi, Mihir, Jehan, Imtiaz, Naheed, Aliya, de Silva, H Asita, Shahab, Hunaina, Alam, Dewan, Luke, Nathasha, Wee Lim, Ching
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6188532/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29701801
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ajh/hpy071