Burden of hypertension and associated risks for cardiovascular mortality in Cuba: a prospective cohort study

Burden of hypertension and associated risks for cardiovascular mortality in Cuba: a prospective cohort study

Summary: Background: In Cuba, hypertension control in primary care has been prioritised as a cost-effective means of addressing premature death from cardiovascular disease. However, there is little evidence from large-scale studies on the prevalence and management of hypertension in Cuba, and no di...

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Main Authors: Nurys Armas Rojas, ProfMBChB, Emily Dobell, MBBS, Ben Lacey, FFPH, Patricia Varona-Pérez, ProfMD, Julie Ann Burrett, PhD, Elba Lorenzo-Vázquez, MD, Marcy Calderón Martínez, MD, Paul Sherliker, BA, Sonia Bess Constantén, MD, José Manuel Morales Rigau, ProfMSc, Osvaldo Jesús Hernández López, MSc, Miguel Ángel Martínez Morales, MD, Ismell Alonso Alomá, MD, Fernando Achiong Estupiñan, ProfMD, Mayda Díaz González, MD, Noel Rosquete Muñoz, MD, Marelis Cendra Asencio, MD, Richard Peto, ProfFRS, Jonathan Emberson, PhD, Alfredo Dueñas Herrera, ProfMS, Sarah Lewington, ProfDPhil
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-02-01
Series:The Lancet Public Health
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S246826671830210X

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