Trends in prevalence of hypertension in Argentina in the last 25 years: a systematic review of observational studies

OBJECTIVE:To estimate the pooled prevalence of hypertension in Argentina and analyze the trends in the level of hypertension awareness, treatment, and control in the period 1988-2013. METHODS: A bibliographic search was conducted in MEDLINE, SciELO, and LILACS databases for studies on hypertension p...

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Main Authors: Alejandro Díaz, Daniel Ferrante
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pan American Health Organization
Series:Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública
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Online Access:http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1020-49892015001100009&lng=en&tlng=en