Trends in self-reported arterial hypertension in Brazilian adults: an analysis of data from the Brazilian National Household Sample Survey, 1998-2008 Tendência temporal de hipertensão arterial autorreferida em adultos: uma análise da Pesquisa Nacional por Amostra de Domicílios, 1998-2008

• Main Authors: Ludmila Correa Muniz (Author), Andreia Morales Cascaes (Author), Fernando César Wehrmeister (Author), Jeovany Martínez-Mesa (Author), Aluisio J. D. Barros (Author), Ana Maria Baptista Menezes (Author)
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• Published: Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z.
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This study investigated the time trend in self-reported arterial hypertension from 1998 to 2008 in individuals older than 20 years in Brazil. Data were analyzed on prevalence of hypertension from the National Household Sample Survey (PNAD) for the years 1998, 2003, and 2008. The analysis considered...