Is hypertension the new HIV epidemic?
Open Access
- 31 January 2014
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in International Journal of Epidemiology
- Vol. 43 (1) , 8-10
Abstract
At first sight, this seems a ridiculous, crassly attention-grabbing assertion. HIV infection is a sexually transmitted infectious disease; hypertension is neither of these things. HIV is a major global health priority and is recognized as a serious threat to public health and development in many poorer countries. Hypertension is seen as a disease of the West, of prosperity and therefore of little relevance to poorer countries. Yet, these two conditions have a number of important things in common.Keywords
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