Institutional hypertension control in Malaysia: a multicenter study focusing on gender and cardiovascular risk factor profile difference

The prevalence of hypertension in Malaysia is alarmingly high. The National Survey in 2006 showed 43% of people aged 30 had hypertension and among treated patients, only 26% reached the target blood pressure (BP) of <140/90 mm Hg. We evaluated BP control in tertiary institutions in Malaysia and t...

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Main Authors: Maskon, Oteh, Mohd Shah, Azarisman Shah, Syazril Adnan, Azreen, Ab Rahman, Jamalludin, Abdullah, Aszrin, Ting, Chih Kuan, Ismail, Shaiful Bahri
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2010
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