Prevalence of elevated blood pressure in children and adolescents in Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Background: Despite substantial attention paid to the threat of elevated blood pressure in children and adolescents in high-income countries and the epidemic of hypertension in African adult populations, data on the burden of elevated blood pressure in African children and adolescents have not yet b...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2017-08-01
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Series: | The Lancet Public Health |
Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468266717301238 |