Journal of hypertension
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Journal of hypertension · Sep 2001
Prevalence, awareness, treatment, control and risk factors of hypertension in Korea: the Ansan study.
To determine prevalence, awareness, treatment, and control of hypertension, and its risk factors in an urban Korean population. ⋯ Hypertension is highly prevalent in Korea. Despite the high rate of treatment, the rates of awareness and control are relatively low, suggesting the nationwide demand for preventing and controlling high blood pressure in Korea in order to avert an epidemic of cardiovascular disease.