Hypertension – a Public Health Problem

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  • Zélia Maria de Sousa Araújo Santos
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Hypertension, considered a “silent murder”, is the largest social problem in developed countries and in a large number of developing countries. Despite of known efficacy and affectivity of various preventive and control measures, including the pharmacological ones, hypertension will continue, for decades, representing one of the largest health challenges and high cost disease for individuals and society. If control of existed cases, as well as control and prevention of risks factors for this disease are not implemented, this problematic will affect a large proportion of the population in our country, which, in 2020, will have had increase significantly over 60 years of age.

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تاریخ انتشار 2011