Prevalence and determinants of hypertension unawareness in Egyptian adults: a cross-sectional study of data from the 2015 Egyptian Health Issues Study

• Principais autores: Saeed S Soliman, MD, FRCGP (Autor), Emily H Guseman, MD (Autor), Zelalem T Haile, MD (Autor), Gillian H Ice, MD (Autor)
• Formato: Livro
• Publicado em: Elsevier, 2020-04-01T00:00:00Z.
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Background: Hypertension is a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease that affects 1·3 billion people and accounts for 17·9 million deaths worldwide annually. Most deaths from hypertension (around 75%) are in low-income and middle-income countries where hypertension prevalence is higher but con...