Hypertension and associated risk factors in individuals infected with HIV on antiretroviral therapy at an urban HIV clinic in Uganda

Hypertension and associated risk factors in individuals infected with HIV on antiretroviral therapy at an urban HIV clinic in Uganda

Background: Scale-up of antiretroviral therapy (ART) might precipitate an increase in non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in adults infected with HIV in sub-Saharan Africa based on data from resource-rich settings. Hypertension is a major modifiable risk factor for cerebrovascular and cardiovascular NC...

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Main Authors: Aggrey S Semeere, MMed MAS, Joseph Sempa, MSc, Issac Lwanga, MMed, Rosalind Parkes-Ratanshi, MRCP PhD, Andrew Kambugu, MMed
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2014-05-01
Series:The Lancet Global Health
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214109X15700458

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