Antihypertensive treatment and blood pressure trends among South African adults: A repeated cross-sectional analysis of a population panel survey.

BACKGROUND:Recent findings suggest a decline in mean blood pressure and prevalence of uncontrolled hypertension in the South African adult population in the last decade, in contrast with the increase previously observed. This study aimed at quantifying the contribution of antihypertensive treatment...

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Main Authors: Annibale Cois, Rodney Ehrlich
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6070211?pdf=render