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SUBMITTER: Victoria Pereira S
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6479424 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Victória Pereira Savarino S Valentim Matias M Feijão Ana A Gonçalves Mauer M Oliveira Pombalino P Neto Marisa M Manuel Carlos C João Armando A Mbala Claudio C Tinta Delfina D Beaney Thomas T Xia Xin X Poulter Neil R NR Fernandes Mário M
European heart journal supplements : journal of the European Society of Cardiology 20190424 Suppl D
Elevated blood pressure (BP) is a growing burden worldwide, leading to over 10 million deaths each year. May Measurement Month (MMM) is a global initiative aimed at raising awareness of high BP and to act as a temporary solution to the lack of screening programmes worldwide. There is increasing prevalence of hypertension in developing countries leading to increased risk of adverse outcomes. An opportunistic cross-sectional survey of volunteers aged ≥18 was carried out in May 2017. Blood pressure ...[more]