Influence of contextual socioeconomic position on hypertension risk in low- and middle-income countries: disentangling context from composition

• Main Authors: Mustapha S. Abba (Author), Chidozie U. Nduka (Author), Seun Anjorin (Author), Shukri F. Mohamed (Author), Emmanuel Agogo (Author), Olalekan A. Uthman (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2021-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Hypertension has emerged as the single most significant modifiable risk factor for cardiovascular disease and death worldwide. Resource-limited settings are currently experiencing the epidemiological transition from infectious diseases to chronic non-communicable diseases, primar...