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Prevalence, awareness, treatment, control and socio demographic determinants of hypertension in Malaysian adults

Abdul-Razak S 1 , Daher AM 2 , Ramli AS 3 , Ariffin F 3 , Mazapuspavina MY 3 , Ambigga KS 2 Show all authors , Miskan M 2 , Abdul-Hamid H 3 , Mat-Nasir N 3 , Nor-Ashikin MN 3 , Ng KK 2 , Nawawi H 3 , Yusoff K 4 , REDISCOVER Investigators

Affiliations 

  • 1 Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Selayang Campus, Jalan Prima Selayang 7, 68100, Batu Caves, Selangor, Malaysia. drsuraya.abdulrazak@gmail.com
  • 2 Faculty of Medicine & Defence Health, National Defence University of Malaysia, 57000, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • 3 Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Selayang Campus, Jalan Prima Selayang 7, 68100, Batu Caves, Selangor, Malaysia
  • 4 Centre for Translational Research and Epidemiology (CenTRE), Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Teknologi MARA, 47000, Sungai Buloh, Selangor, Malaysia
BMC Public Health, 2016;16(1):351.
PMID: 27097542 DOI: 10.1186/s12889-016-3008-y

Abstract

Hypertension is the leading cardiovascular risk factor globally as well as in Malaysia. This study aimed to estimate the prevalence, awareness, treatment, control and the socio demographic determinants of hypertension among Malaysian adults.

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