Prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors and other comorbidities in patients with hypertension in Portuguese primary health care populations: The PRECISE study

Introduction: Cardiovascular (CV) disease is the leading cause of death in Portugal. The prevalence of hypertension, the second most important risk factor accounting for overall disability-adjusted life years (DALYs), is significant. Hypertension rarely occurs in isolation, but is usually associated...

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Main Authors: Pedro Marques da Silva, Maria João Lima, Pedro Macedo Neves, Mário Espiga de Macedo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-06-01
Series:Revista Portuguesa de Cardiologia (English Edition)
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2174204919301965