Hypertension in Northern Angola: Prevalence, associated factors, awareness, treatment and control

BMC Public Health

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Pires, João E ^a   Sebastião, Yuri V ^a   Langa, António J ^a   Nery, Susana V ^a  

^a CISA Project (Health Research Center in Angola)   (Angola)

Author keywords

Angola; DSS; Epidemiological transition; Hypertension; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANGOLA; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; SEX RATIO;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANGOLA; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; YOUNG ADULT;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84873050421     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-13-90     Document Type: Article

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