Prevalence, Awareness, Treatment, and Control of Hypertension in Rural and Urban Communities in High-, Middle-, and Low-Income Countries

Chow, Clara; Teo, Koon; Rangarajan, Sumathy; Islam, Shofiqul; Gupta, Rajeev; Avezum, Alvaro; Bahonar, Ahmad; Chifamba, Jephat; Dagenais, Gilles; Diaz, Rafael; Kazmi, Khawar; Lanas, Fernando; Wei, Li; Lopez-Jaramillo, Patricio; Lu Fanghong, Lu; Ismail, Noor; Puoane, Thandi; Rosengren, Annika; Szuba, Andrzej; Temizhan, Ahmet; Wielgosz, Andy; Yusuf, Rita; Yusufali, Afzalhussein; Mckee, Martin; Liu, Lisheng; Mony, Prem; Yusuf, HASAN

doi:10.1001/jama.2013.184182

Prevalence, Awareness, Treatment, and Control of Hypertension in Rural and Urban Communities in High-, Middle-, and Low-Income Countries

Chow C. K., Teo K. K., Rangarajan S., Islam S., Gupta R., Avezum A., ...More

JAMA-JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION, vol.310, no.9, pp.959-968, 2013 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 310 Issue: 9
Publication Date: 2013
Doi Number: 10.1001/jama.2013.184182
Journal Name: JAMA-JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Page Numbers: pp.959-968
Open Archive Collection: AVESIS Open Access Collection
Ankara University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

IMPORTANCE Hypertension is the most important preventable cause of morbidity and mortality globally, yet there are relatively few data collected using standardized methods.