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May Measurement Month 2017: the results of blood pressure screening of 14 845 individuals in Kenya-Sub-Saharan Africa
Ogola, Elijah N; Barasa, Felix; Barasa, Anders L; Gitura, Bernard M; Njunguna, Benson; Beaney, Thomas; Xia, Xin; Poulter, Neil R (University of Nairobi, 2019)Elevated blood pressure (BP) is a growing burden worldwide leading to over 10 million deaths each year. Sub-Saharan Africa has the highest age-adjusted prevalence of hypertension. In Kenya, 24.5% of adults have elevated ...