Sociodemographic disparities in hypertension prevalence: results from the first Portuguese National Health Examination Survey

Introduction: Cardiovascular disease is an important cause of death and disability worldwide, and hypertension is responsible for at least 45% of all deaths due to heart disease and 51% of deaths due to stroke. This study aimed to estimate and describe the distribution of prevalence, awareness, trea...

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Main Author: Rodrigues, Ana Paula (author)
Other Authors: Gaio, Vânia (author), Kislaya, Irina (author), Graff-Iversen, Sidsel (author), Cordeiro, Eugénio (author), Silva, Ana Clara (author), Namorado, Sónia (author), Barreto, Marta (author), Gil, Ana Paula (author), Antunes, Liliana (author), Santos, Ana (author), Miguel, José Pereira (author), Nunes, Baltazar (author), Matias Dias, Carlos (author), INSEF Research group (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2019
Subjects:
Blood Pressure
Hypertension
Prevalence
Socioeconomic Factors
INSEF
National Health Examination Survey
Determinantes da Saúde e da Doença
Estados de Saúde e de Doença
Hipertensão Arterial
Portugal
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10400.18/7106
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorio.insa.pt:10400.18/7106

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