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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Main Authors: Udaya Ralapanawa, Samath D. Dharmaratne, KushaleePoornima Jayawickreme, Madhushanka Ekanayake
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2017-04-01
Series:Clinical and Experimental Hypertension
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10641963.2016.1246563