Prevalence, awareness, treatment and control of hypertension and their determinants: results from a national survey in Kenya

BACKGROUND: Hypertension is the most important risk factor for cardiovascular diseases and the leading cause of death worldwide. Despite growing evidence that the prevalence of hypertension is rising in sub-Saharan Africa, national data on hypertension that can guide programming are missing for many...

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Autores principales: Mohamed, Shukri F., Mutua, Martin K., Wamai, Richard, Wekesah, Frederick, Haregu, Tilahun, Juma, Pamela, Nyanjau, Loise, Kyobutungi, Catherine, Ogola, Elijah
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2018
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6219055/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30400858
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12889-018-6052-y

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6219055/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30400858
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12889-018-6052-y

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