prevalence of hypertension among working adults in rwanda.
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Prevalence of Hypertension among Working Adults in Rwanda
Researchers have shown that hypertension, once rare in traditional African societies, is rapidly becoming a major public health problem (1). In Africa, the shift of many people from rural to urban areas has rendered hypertension an epidemic and with it comes " the burden of civilization " (2). The population of Sub-Saharan Africa is now characterized by increasing longevity and westerniza-tion ...
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iranian journal of public healthجلد ۴۲، شماره ۸، صفحات ۹۲۵-۹۲۶
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