Epidemiology of Arterial Blood Pressure
Developments in cardiovascular medicinePublished 1 January 1980Open access
Hugo Kesteloot, J. V. Joossens
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The editors of this book remind us that whereas coronary heart disease is mainly a problem for the more prosperous Western societies, elevatedBlood pressure is ubiquitous, except in some rare isolated groups, so, control of blood pressure is a prime challenge to public health everywhere.
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Hypertension is a major health problem and contrary to ischemic heart disease, which occurs only in Western countries, its distribution is almost universal. It is this universality that has prompted u
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