Prevalence and risk factors of prehypertension and hypertension in Algeria

• Main Authors: Abdellatif Moussouni (Author), Adel Sidi-yakhlef (Author), Houari Hamdaoui (Author), Amaria Aouar (Author), Djamel Belkhatir (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2022-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Hypertension, also referred to as the silent killer, is known to be one of the most common chronic diseases in the world today. This study aimed to identify the prevalence and risk factors of prehypertension and hypertension among Algerian population. Methods This is a descriptiv...