Is hypertension the new HIV epidemic?

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 8-10

  Lloyd sherlock, Peter ^a   Ebrahim, Shah ^b   Grosskurth, Heiner ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^c Uganda Virus Institute   (Uganda)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EDITORIAL; EPIDEMIC; EXERCISE; GHANA; HEALTH SERVICE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HYPERTENSION; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; MORTALITY; NUTRITION; OBESITY; PANDEMIC; POVERTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; RURAL AREA; SALT INTAKE; SCREENING TEST; SOUTH AFRICA; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; MALE;

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT;

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE;

EID: 84896819123     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: 14643685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyu019     Document Type: Editorial

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