Open AccessEvaluation of Arterial Hypertension Care in Four Brazilian Metropoles
Author(s) -
Oswaldo Yoshimi Tanaka
Publication year - 2020
Language(s) - English
DOI - 10.53902/sojccts.2020.01.000502
Subject(s) - medicine , christian ministry , population , gerontology , environmental health , political science , law
Hypertension (AH) is one of the most prevalent chronic diseases in Brazil, which, in 2018, affected about 24.5% of the adult population, reaching 59.3% of people aged 65 and over. (Ministry of Health 2020)1 These levels of prevalence and with an increasing trend have a major impact on morbidity and mortality, with high social cost.