Prevalence, Awareness, Treatment and Influence of Socioeconomic Variables on Control of High Blood Pressure: Results of the ELSA-Brasil Study.

Prevalence, Awareness, Treatment and Influence of Socioeconomic Variables on Control of High Blood Pressure: Results of the ELSA-Brasil Study.

High blood pressure (HBP) is the leading risk factor for years of life lost in Brazil. Factors associated with HBP awareness, treatment and control need to be understood better. Our aim is to estimate prevalence, awareness, and types of anti-hypertensive treatment and to investigate the association...

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Main Authors: Dóra Chor, Antonio Luiz Pinho Ribeiro, Marilia Sá Carvalho, Bruce Bartholow Duncan, Paulo Andrade Lotufo, Aline Araújo Nobre, Estela Mota Lima Leão de Aquino, Maria Inês Schmidt, Rosane Härter Griep, Maria Del Carmen Bisi Molina, Sandhi Maria Barreto, Valéria Maria de Azeredo Passos, Isabela Judith Martins Benseñor, Sheila Maria Alvim Matos, José Geraldo Mill
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4478044?pdf=render

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