Hypertension in urban slums of southern India: Burden, awareness, health seeking, control and risk factor profile
Introduction: Hypertension is the leading risk factor for global disease burden. Inequalities in health among urban poor and non-poor is a matter of concern. The current study was done to estimate the prevalence of hypertension and to describe the health seeking and risk factor profile of people wit...
Main Authors: | P.S. Rakesh, B.A. Renjini, Sreelakshmi Mohandas, Jaideep Menon, Mathews Numpelil, Aswathy Sreedevi, Beena Vasudevan |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2023-07-01
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Series: | Indian Heart Journal |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0019483223001025 |
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