Rural-urban difference in blood pressure measurement frequency among elderly with hypertension: a cross-sectional study in Shandong, China

• Main Authors: Qian Wang (Author), Lingzhong Xu (Author), Long Sun (Author), Jiajia Li (Author), Wenzhe Qin (Author), Gan Ding (Author), Jiao Zhang (Author), Jing Zhu (Author), Su Xie (Author), Zihang Yu (Author), Chengchao Zhou (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2018-11-01T00:00:00Z.
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Abstract Background Blood pressure measurement is the first step in preventing and controlling hypertension. The objective of this study is to examine the rural-urban difference towards blood pressure measurement among elderly with hypertension. Methods A total of 2007 elderly (65+) were selected fr...