1999-2009 Trends in prevalence, unawareness, treatment and control of hypertension in Geneva, Switzerland

Guessous, Idris; Bochud, Murielle; Theler, Jean-Marc; Gaspoz, Jean-Michel; Pechere, Antoinette

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0039877

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1999-2009 Trends in prevalence, unawareness, treatment and control of hypertension in Geneva, Switzerland

ContributorsGuessous, Idris; Bochud, Murielle; Theler, Jean-Marc; Gaspoz, Jean-Michel; Pechere, Antoinette

Published inPloS one, vol. 7, no. 6, e39877

Publication date2012

Abstract

There are no time trends in prevalence, unawareness, treatment, and control of hypertension in Switzerland. The objective of this study was to analyze these trends and to determine the associated factors.

Keywords

Adult
Aged
Awareness
Humans
Hypertension/epidemiology/prevention & control/therapy
Income
Middle Aged
Prevalence
Switzerland/epidemiology

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GUESSOUS, Idris et al. 1999-2009 Trends in prevalence, unawareness, treatment and control of hypertension in Geneva, Switzerland. In: PloS one, 2012, vol. 7, n° 6, p. e39877. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0039877

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PID : unige:31869
DOI : 10.1371/journal.pone.0039877
PMID : 22761919

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1999-2009 Trends in prevalence, unawareness, treatment and control of hypertension in Geneva, Switzerland

There are no time trends in prevalence, unawareness, treatment, and control of hypertension in Switzerland. The objective of this study was to analyze these trends and to determine the associated factors.

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