Diabetes and Hypertension in India
Author(s) -
Pascal Geldsetzer,
Jennifer ManneGoehler,
Michaela Theilmann,
Justine Davies,
Ashish Awasthi,
Sebastián Vollmer,
Lindsay M. Jaacks,
Till Bärnighausen,
Rifat Atun
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
jama internal medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.14
H-Index - 342
eISSN - 2168-6114
pISSN - 2168-6106
DOI - 10.1001/jamainternmed.2017.8094
Subject(s) - medicine , diabetes mellitus , blood pressure , marital status , demography , population , cross sectional study , pediatrics , gerontology , environmental health , endocrinology , pathology , sociology
Understanding how diabetes and hypertension prevalence varies within a country as large as India is essential for targeting of prevention, screening, and treatment services. However, to our knowledge there has been no prior nationally representative study of these conditions to guide the design of effective policies.
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