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SUBMITTER: Woodiwiss AJ
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6479436 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Woodiwiss Angela J AJ Kruger Ruan R Norton Gavin R GR Schutte Aletta E AE Vally Muhammed M Da Silva Fernandes Daniel D Masiu Mohlabani M Kolkenbeck-Ruh Andrea A Gafane-Matemane Lebo F LF Ahiante Blessing O BO Phalane Edith E Crouch Simone H SH Beaney Thomas T Xia Xin X Poulter Neil R NR
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 of the International Society of Hypertension (ISH) aimed at raising awareness of high BP and to act as a temporary solution to the lack of screening programs worldwide. A surveillance study in 2016 in South Africa revealed that 45% of adults have hypertension and only 6-9% of men and women respectively had controlled BP on medication, highlig ...[more]