Epidemiology of newly diagnosed hypertensives in a tertiary care hospital in a developing country
Background: Cardiovascular diseases are the main cause of death in most countries and the past two decades have shown a global increase. Hypertension (HTN) was found to be the leading risk factor in 2010 as qualified by Disability Adjusted Life Years. Epidemiological studies in this regard in Sri La...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Taylor & Francis Group
2017-04-01
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Series: | Clinical and Experimental Hypertension |
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Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10641963.2016.1246563 |