Global Disparities of Hypertension Prevalence and Control

T. Mills, Katherine; D. Bundy, Joshua; N. Kelly, Tanika; E. Reed, Jennifer; M. Kearney, Patricia; Reynolds, Kristi; Chen, Jing; He, Jiang

doi:10.1161/circulationaha.115.018912

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Global Disparities of Hypertension Prevalence and Control

Published in Circulation • Aug 8, 2016

Authors:

Katherine T. Mills

Joshua D. Bundy

Tanika N. Kelly

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Hypertension is the leading preventable cause of premature death worldwide. We examined global disparities of hypertension prevalence, awareness, treatment, and control in 2010 and compared secular changes from 2000 to 2010. METHODS: We searched MEDLINE from 1995 through 2014 and supplem...

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Medicine

Environmental health

Cardiology

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