Hypertension and associated cardiovascular risk factors among urban slum dwellers in Egypt: a population-based survey.

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The economic deprivation of most slum inhabitants, and the lack of services and facilities may increase their vulnerability to unhealthy lifestyles and cardiovascular diseases.

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Journal ID (iso-abbrev): East Mediterr Health J

Title: Eastern Mediterranean health journal = La revue de sante de la Mediterranee orientale = al-Majallah al-sihhiyah li-sharq al-mutawassit

Publisher: World Health Organization Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean (WHO/EMRO)

ISSN: 1020-3397

ISSN (Print): 1020-3397

Publication date (Electronic): Jul 17 2018

Volume: 24

Issue: 5

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[1 ] Department of Community, Environmental and Occupational Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt.

[2 ] Ministry of Health and Population, Cairo, Egypt.

[3 ] National Research Centre, Cairo, Egypt.

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DOI: 10.26719/2018.24.5.435

PubMed ID: 30043962

SO-VID: 2fab4d2f-cbc2-4f85-94c1-52c623594303

Copyright © Copyright © World Health Organization (WHO) 2018. Some rights reserved. This work is available under the CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/igo).

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Keywords: Cardiovascular disease,Egypt,hypertension,lifestyle,poverty areas,risk factors

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Keywords: Cardiovascular disease, Egypt, hypertension, lifestyle, poverty areas, risk factors

Hypertension and associated cardiovascular risk factors among urban slum dwellers in Egypt: a population-based survey.

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