Availability and affordability of blood pressure-lowering medicines and the effect on blood pressure control in high-income, middle-income, and low-income countries: an analysis of the PURE study data

Availability and affordability of blood pressure-lowering medicines and the effect on blood pressure control in high-income, middle-income, and low-income countries: an analysis of the PURE study data

<p><strong>Background</strong></p> Hypertension is considered the most important risk factor for cardiovascular diseases, but its control is poor worldwide. We aimed to assess the availability and affordability of blood pressure-lowering medicines, and the association with us...

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Main Authors: Attaei, MW, Khatib, R, McKee, M, Lear, S, Dagenais, G, Igumbor, EU, AlHabib, KF, Kaur, M, Kruger, L, Teo, K, Lanas, F, Yusoff, K, Oguz, A, Gupta, R, Yusufali, AM, Bahonar, A, Kutty, R, Rosengren, A, Mohan, V, Avezum, A, Yusuf, R, Szuba, A, Rangarajan, S, Chow, C, Yusuf, S
Other Authors: PURE study investigators
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017

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