Socio-demographic caracteristics and prevalence of risk factors in a hypertensive and diabetics population: a cross-sectional study in primary health care in Brazil

Systemic arterial hypertension and diabetes mellitus, and their related morbidity and mortality, are currently the most common public health problems and also a higher burden of disease in Brazil. They represent a real challenge for primary health care. This study describes the methodology and basel...

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Published in:	BMC public health Vol. 16; no. 1; p. 573
Main Authors:	Baldisserotto, Julio, Kopittke, Luciane, Nedel, Fulvio Borges, Takeda, Silvia Pasa, Mendonça, Claunara Schilling, Sirena, Sérgio Antonio, Diercks, Margarita Silva, de Lima, Lena Azeredo, Nicolau, Belinda
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	England BioMed Central Ltd 15-07-2016 BioMed Central BMC
Subjects:	Adult Age Aged Aged, 80 and over Brazil - epidemiology Chronic conditions Chronic Disease Chronic diseases Chronic illnesses Classification Community health care Cross-Sectional Studies Data collection Demographics Diabetes Diabetes mellitus Diabetes Mellitus - epidemiology Economic factors Female Health care Health problems Health services Humans Hypertension Hypertension - epidemiology Information returns Lifestyles Male Middle Aged Morbidity Mortality Population studies Prevalence Prevalence studies (Epidemiology) Primary care Primary health care Primary Health Care - statistics & numerical data Public health Risk analysis Risk Factors Self-assessment Service evaluation Sex Distribution Social factors Socioeconomic Factors Socioeconomics Studies Brazil Rio Grande do Sul Brazil Hypertension Chronic diseases Self-assessment Service evaluation Primary health care Diabetes mellitus
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