A multicentre, cross-sectional study investigating the prevalence of hypertensive disease in patients presenting for elective surgery in the Western Cape, South Africa
Background: Hypertension is common, affecting over one billion people worldwide. Importantly, in Sub-Saharan Africa hypertensive disease not only affects the older population group, but is becoming increasingly prevalent in younger patients. In South Africa, over 30% of the adult population has hype...
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| Format: | Dissertation |
| Language: | English |
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University of Cape Town
2019
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/11427/29678 |