Usefulness for surveillance of hypertension prevalence studies in Latin America and the Caribbean: the past 10 years.

Objective. To compare the usefulness for surveillance of the peer-reviewed literature on the prevalence of hypertension in Latin America and the Caribbean published from 2001 to 2010 with a previous study of the published literature from 1962 to 2000. Methods. A bibliographic search was conducted of...

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Published in:	Pan American Journal of Public Health / Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública Vol. 32; no. 1; pp. 15 - 22
Main Authors:	Burroughs Peña, Melissa S., Mendes Abdala, Carmen Verônica, Silva, Luis Carlos, Ordúñez, Pedro
Format:	Article
Published:	Pan American Health Organization Jul2012
Subjects:	Cross-sectional method Database evaluation Cardiovascular disease diagnosis Cardiovascular disease prevention Hypertension Hypertension risk factors Public health surveillance MEDLINE Professional peer review Population geography Systematic reviews Evidence-based medicine Professional practice Disease prevalence Latin America West Indies
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