Journal of hypertension
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Journal of hypertension · Jul 2003
Geographic variations in the prevalence, awareness, treatment and control of hypertension in China.
To compare the prevalence, awareness, treatment and control of hypertension in north and south, and urban and rural residents of China. ⋯ Our study documents a marked north-south gradient in the prevalence of hypertension in China. The previously reported urban-rural difference in the prevalence of hypertension was not noted, perhaps due to a rapid increase in the prevalence of hypertension in rural China.