Hypertension among older adults in low- and middle-income countries: prevalence, awareness and control

Background This study uses data from the World Health Organization’s Study on Global Ageing and Adult Health (SAGE) to examine patterns of hypertension prevalence, awareness, treatment and control for people aged 50 years and over in China, Ghana, India, Mexico, the Russian Federation and South Afri...

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Main Authors: Lloyd-Sherlock, Peter, Beard, John, Minicuci, Nadia, Ebrahim, Shah, Chatterji, Somnath
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Oxford University Press 2014
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3937973/