Prevalence of self-reported arterial hypertension in Brazilian capitals in 2011 and analysis of its trends in the period between 2006 and 2011

• Main Authors: Silvania Suely Caribé de Araújo Andrade (Author), Deborah Carvalho Malta (Author), Betine Moehlecke Iser (Author), Patricia Chueri Sampaio (Author), Lenildo de Moura (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Associação Brasileira de Pós-Graduação em Saúde Coletiva, 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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OBJECTIVE: To describe the prevalence of self-reported arterial hypertension in the adult population in the Brazilian state capitals and Federal District in 2011, and analyze the trend from 2006 to 2011. METHODS: A time series study was conducted with data from the monitoring system by telephone sur...