Open AccessEstimating the changing burden of disease attributable to high systolic blood pressure in South Africa for 2000, 2006 and 2012
Author(s) -
Beatrice Nojilana,
Nasheeta Peer,
Nada Abdelatif,
Annibale Cois,
Aletta E. Schutte,
Demetre Labadarios,
E B Turuwa,
Rifqah Abeeda Roomaney,
O F Awotiwon,
I Neethling,
Rifqah Abeeda Roomaney,
Victoria Pillay-van Wyk,
Debbie Bradshaw
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
samj. south african medical journal/south african medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.527
H-Index - 57
eISSN - 2078-5135
pISSN - 0256-9574
DOI - 10.7196/samj.2022.v112i8b.16542
Subject(s) - medicine , blood pressure , population , disease burden , burden of disease , attributable risk , demography , epidemiology , environmental health , sociology
Ongoing quantification of trends in high blood pressure and the consequent disease impact are crucial for monitoring and decision-making. This is particularly relevant in South Africa (SA) where hypertension is well-established.