Low prevalence of hypertension with pharmacological treatments and associated factors

OBJECTIVE: To assess the determinants of the lack of pharmacological treatment for hypertension. METHODS: In 2005, 3,323 Mozambicans aged 25-64 years old were evaluated. Blood pressure, weight, height and smoking status were assessed following the Stepwise Ap...

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Main Authors: Helena Gama, Albertino Damasceno, Carla Silva-Matos, Domingos Diogo, Ana Azevedo, Nuno Lunet
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2013-06-01
Series:Revista de Saúde Pública
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Online Access:http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-89102013000300301&lng=en&tlng=en