Prevalence, awareness, treatment and control of hypertension among adults 50 years and older in Dakar, Senegal

Cardiovascular Journal of Africa

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 265-269

  Macia, E ^a   Duboz, P ^a   Gueye, L ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Hypertension; Older adults; Risk factors; Senegal

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE THERAPY; ARTERIAL PRESSURE; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; BODY MASS; CONSULTATION; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; PREVALENCE; SENEGAL; SEX DIFFERENCE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SENEGAL;

EID: 84864413578     PISSN: 19951892     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5830/CVJA-2011-039     Document Type: Article

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