Establishing the prevalence of hypertension. Influence of sampling criteria

OBJECTIVE: To compare the prevalence of systemic hypertension in two different populations: a representative sample of the adult urban population of Porto Alegre, and individuals who sought blood pressure measurement in a hypertension prevention and control campaign. METHODS: A cross-sectional study...

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Published in:Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia
Main Authors: Sandra Costa Fuchs, Juliano G. Petter, Melissa C. Accordi, Vanessa L. Zen, Antônio D. Pizzol-Jr, Leila Beltrami Moreira, Flávio Danni Fuchs
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Cardiologia (SBC) 2001-06-01
Subjects:
hypertension
sampling
prevalence
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0066-782X2001000600002

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