Factors affecting hypertension among rural geriatric population in Odisha: Findings from AHSETS study

Background: Worldwide, around 1.28 billion adults, aged 30–79 years have hypertension (HTN) and most (two-thirds) of them living in low- and middle-income countries like India. While only less than half of adults (42%) with HTN are diagnosed and treated. This study is an effort to estimate the preva...

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Main Authors: Ramesh Kumar Biswal, B Swagat Kumar Subudhi, Somanath Sethi, Jaya Singh Kshatri, Trilochan Bhoi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2022-01-01
Series:Journal of the Indian Academy of Geriatrics
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Online Access:http://www.jiag.in/article.asp?issn=0974-3405;year=2022;volume=18;issue=4;spage=191;epage=195;aulast=Biswal