The urban-rural disparity in the prevalence and risk factors of hypertension among the elderly in China—a cross-sectional study

Introduction This study aimed to assess the prevalence of hypertension and to explore the disparities of its risk factors among urban and rural elderly. Method Data of hypertensive patients were collected from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS) 2015. Stratified sample househ...

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Main Authors: Hongxun Song, Da Feng, Ruoxi Wang, Jian Yang, Yuanqing Li, Junliang Gao, Zi Wang, Ziqi Yan, Chengxu Long, Jiawei Zhou, Zhanchun Feng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2019-11-01
Series:PeerJ
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Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/8015.pdf

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