Prevalence of Hypertension in the Middle Belt of Ghana: A Community-Based Screening Study
Objective. Prevalence of hypertension is on the rise and can be attributed to aging populations and changing behavioral or lifestyle risk factors. The objectives of this study were to determine the prevalence, awareness, treatment, control, and risk factors of hypertension in the middle part of Ghan...
Main Authors: | David Kwame Dosoo, Solomon Nyame, Yeetey Enuameh, Harold Ayetey, Harry Danwonno, Mieks Twumasi, Cephas Tabiri, Stephaney Gyaase, Gregory Y. H. Lip, Seth Owusu-Agyei, Kwaku Poku Asante |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Hindawi Limited
2019-01-01
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Series: | International Journal of Hypertension |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/1089578 |
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