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Hypertension: diagnosis, control status and its predictors in general population aged between 15 and 75 years: a community-based study in southeastern Iran

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  • Hamid Najafipour
  • Hamid Nasri
  • Mahdi Afshari
  • Mansoor Moazenzadeh
  • Mostafa Shokoohi
  • Afsaneh Foroud
  • Koorosh Etemad
  • Behnam Sadeghi
  • Ali Mirzazadeh

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Hypertension affected almost one-fifth of the population. Given the poor control in diagnosed hypertensive patients, it is alarming that the current health system in urban areas in Iran is not effective enough to control the epidemic spread of non-communicable diseases. Copyright Swiss School of Public Health 2014

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  • Hamid Najafipour & Hamid Nasri & Mahdi Afshari & Mansoor Moazenzadeh & Mostafa Shokoohi & Afsaneh Foroud & Koorosh Etemad & Behnam Sadeghi & Ali Mirzazadeh, 2014. "Hypertension: diagnosis, control status and its predictors in general population aged between 15 and 75 years: a community-based study in southeastern Iran," International Journal of Public Health, Springer;Swiss School of Public Health (SSPH+), vol. 59(6), pages 999-1009, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:ijphth:v:59:y:2014:i:6:p:999-1009
    DOI: 10.1007/s00038-014-0602-6
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