A global perspective on hypertension: A Lancet Commission

The Lancet

Volumn 386, Issue 9994, 2015, Pages 637-638

  Olsen, Michael Hecht ^a   Spencer, Stuart ^b  

^a ODENSE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b THE LANCET   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR MORTALITY; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; DISEASE CONTROL; ELEVATED BLOOD PRESSURE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; LIFE EXPECTANCY; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; NOTE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ADVISORY COMMITTEE; HEALTH;

ADVISORY COMMITTEES; GLOBAL HEALTH; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION;

EID: 84939450315     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: 1474547X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(15)61178-3     Document Type: Note

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