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High rates of undiagnosed and uncontrolled hypertension upon a screening campaign in rural Rwanda: a cross-sectional study

BACKGROUND: Hypertension remains the major risk factor for cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) worldwide with a prevalence and mortality in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) among the highest. The early detection of hypertension risk factors is a crucial pillar for CVD prevention. DESIGN AND METHO...

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Autores principales: Ntaganda, Evariste, Mugeni, Regine, Harerimana, Emmanuel, Ngoga, Gedeon, Dusabeyezu, Symaque, Uwinkindi, Francois, Utumatwishima, Jean N., Mutimura, Eugene, Davila-Roman, Victor G., Schechtman, Kenneth, Nishimwe, Aurore, Twizeyimana, Laurence, Brown, Angela L., Cade, W. Todd, Bushaku, Marcus, de Las Fuentes, Lisa, Reeds, Dominic, Twagirumukiza, Marc
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9044706/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35473501
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12872-022-02606-9