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Burden of prehypertension among adults in Kenya: a retrospective analysis of findings from the Healthy Heart Africa (HHA) Programme

BACKGROUND: Hypertension is the leading risk factor for mortality globally. African countries, including Kenya, have a high and rising prevalence of hypertension. Prehypertension is associated with an increased risk of progression to overt hypertension and a higher risk of cardiovascular disease and...

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Autores principales: Mecha, Jared O., Kubo, Elizabeth N., Odhiambo, Collins O., Kinoti, Freda G., Njau, Kennedy, Yonga, Gerald, Ogola, Elijah N.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7055018/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32126994
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12889-020-8363-z