Trends in prevalence, mortality, and morbidity associated with high systolic blood pressure in Brazil from 1990 to 2017 : estimates from the “Global Burden of Disease 2017” (GBD 2017) study

Background: Hypertension remains the leading risk factor for cardiovascular disease (CVD) worldwide, and its impact in Brazil should be assessed in order to better address the issue. We aimed to describe trends in prevalence and burden of disease attributable to high systolic blood pressure (HSBP) a...

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Main Author: Nascimento, Bruno Ramos (author)
Other Authors: Brant, Luisa Campos Caldeira (author), Yadgir, Simon (author), Oliveira, Glaucia Maria Moraes de (author), Roth, Gregory A. (author), Glenn, Scott Devon (author), Mooney, Meghan D. (author), Naghavi, Mohsen (author), Passos, Valéria Maria de Azeredo (author), Duncan, Bruce Bartholow (author), Silva, Diego Augusto Santos (author), Malta, Deborah Carvalho (author), Ribeiro, Antônio Luiz Pinho (author)
Format: other article
Language:eng
Published: 2021
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10183/229320
Country:Brazil
Oai:oai:www.lume.ufrgs.br:10183/229320