Review of elevated blood pressure in sub-Saharan Africa

Lancet Glob Health. 2023 Aug;11(8):e1148-e1149. doi: 10.1016/S2214-109X(23)00283-8.

Authors

Benedicta Ngwenchi Nkeh-Chungag¹, Simon Stewart²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences, Walter Sisulu University, Mthatha 5117, South Africa. Electronic address: bnkehchungag@wsu.ac.za.
² Faculty of Medicine, Universidade Eduardo Mondlane, Maputo, Mozambique; Cape Heart Institute, Department of Medicine, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa; Institute for Health Research, University of Notre Dame, Fremantle, WA, Australia.

PMID: 37474213
DOI: 10.1016/S2214-109X(23)00283-8

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Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
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MeSH terms

Africa South of the Sahara / epidemiology
Blood Pressure
Humans
Hypertension* / epidemiology
Risk Factors
Vital Signs