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The trend in blood pressure and hypertension prevalence in the general population of South Kivu between 2012 and 2016: Results from two representative cross-sectional surveys—The Bukavu observational study
OBJECTIVE: Data on blood pressure trends are scarce or unavailable in Sub-Saharan Africa in general and especially in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. This work addresses this gap by analyzing the dynamics in the prevalence and control of hypertension in a cohort of Congolese adults in South Ki...
Autores principales: | Katchunga, Philippe Bianga, Mirindi, Patrick, Baleke, Arsene, Ntaburhe, Théodore, Twagirumukiza, Marc, M’buyamba-Kabangu, Jean-René |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2019
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6687092/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31393877 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0219377 |
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