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| Hypertension and older people | | Author(s) | Peter Lloyd-Sherlock, Mark Gorman, Paul Ong |
| Corporate Author | HelpAge International |
| Publisher | HelpAge International, London, 2014 |
| Pages | 8 pp (Policy brief) |
| Source | HelpAge International, PO Box 70156, London WC1A 9GB. |
| Keywords | Hypertension ; Developing countries. |
| Annotation | Arising from research funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC; grant ES/K003526/1), this policy brief reports that hypertension is the leading cause of death and disability among older people in developing countries. It uses data from the World Health Organization (the WHO Survey of Global Ageing and Adult Health, or SAGE) which indicates that older people living in poverty in rural settings are particularly at risk of stroke, heart disease and other serious illnesses caused by hypertension, as they are less likely to be able to manage their condition. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-150731002 P |
| Classmark | CQQ: 7B * |
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