The Burden of Hypertension and Associated Risk for Cardiovascular Mortality in China.

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Abstract

Hypertension is a leading cause of premature death in China, but limited evidence is available on the prevalence and management of hypertension and its effect on mortality from cardiovascular disease (CVD).

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Journal ID (iso-abbrev): JAMA Intern Med

Title: JAMA internal medicine

Publisher: American Medical Association (AMA)

ISSN (Electronic): 2168-6114

ISSN (Print): 2168-6106

Publication date (Electronic): Apr 2016

Volume: 176

Issue: 4

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[1 ] Clinical Trial Service Unit and Epidemiological Studies Unit, Nuffield Department of Population Health, University of Oxford, Oxford, England.

[2 ] Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Peking University Health Science Centre, Beijing, China.

[3 ] China National Centre for Food Safety Risk Assessment, Chaoyang District, Beijing, China.

[4 ] Liuzhou Centre for Disease Control, Liuzhou, China.

[5 ] Liuyang Centre for Disease Control, Baiyikengdao, Liuyang, China.

[6 ] Huixian Centre for Disease Control, Huixian, China.

[7 ] Qingdao Centre for Disease Control, Qingdao, China.

[8 ] Suzhou Centre for Disease Control, Jiangsu, China.

[9 ] Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Peking University Health Science Centre, Beijing, China9Head Office, Chinese Academy of Medical Science, Beijing, China.

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Publisher Item ID: 2500028

DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2016.0190

PubMed ID: 26975032

SO-VID: e3acbe39-49b5-4f95-890c-918c651cb10c

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