Wealth and cardiovascular health: a cross-sectional study of wealth-related inequalities in the awareness, treatment and control of hypertension in high-, middle- and low-income countries

Wealth and cardiovascular health: a cross-sectional study of wealth-related inequalities in the awareness, treatment and control of hypertension in high-, middle- and low-income countries

BACKGROUND: Effective policies to control hypertension require an understanding of its distribution in the population and the barriers people face along the pathway from detection through to treatment and control. One key factor is household wealth, which may enable or limit a household's abili...

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Main Authors: Palafox, B, McKee, M, Balabanova, D, AlHabib, K, Avezum, A, Bahonar, A, Ismail, N, Chifamba, J, Chow, C, Corsi, D, Dagenais, G, Diaz, R, Gupta, R, Iqbal, R, Kaur, M, Khatib, R, Kruger, A, Kruger, I, Lanas, F, Lopez-Jaramillo, P, Minfan, F, Mohan, V, Mony, P, Oguz, A, Palileo-Villanueva, L, Perel, P, Poirier, P, Rangarajan, S, Rensheng, L, Rosengren, A, Soman, B, Stuckler, D, Subramanian, S, Teo, K, Tsolekile, L, Wielgosz, A, Yaguang, P, Yeates, K, Yongzhen, M, Yusoff, K, Yusuf, R, Yusufali, A, Zatońska, K, Yusuf, S
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: BioMed Central 2016

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