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Determinants of systemic hypertension in older adults in Africa: a systematic review

BACKGROUND: An estimated 55% of older adults in Africa have systemic hypertension, a major risk factor for stroke, heart failure and dementia in the region. The risk factors associated with hypertension in this population group in Africa have not been systematically evaluated. We, therefore, underto...

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Autores principales: Bosu, William Kofi, Aheto, Justice Moses Kwaku, Zucchelli, Eugenio, Reilly, Siobhan Theresa
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6647089/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31331284
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12872-019-1147-7