Premature deaths attributable to blood pressure in China: a prospective cohort study

Hypertension is a major global-health challenge because of its high prevalence and concomitant risks of cardiovascular disease. We estimated premature deaths attributable to increased blood pressure in China. We did a prospective cohort study in a nationally representative sample of 169 871 Chinese...

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Published in:	The Lancet (British edition) Vol. 374; no. 9703; pp. 1765 - 1772
Main Authors:	He, Jiang, Gu, Dongfeng, Chen, Jing, Wu, Xigui, Kelly, Tanika N, Huang, Jian-feng, Chen, Ji-chun, Chen, Chung-Shiuan, Bazzano, Lydia A, Reynolds, Kristi, Whelton, Paul K, Klag, Michael J
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Kidlington Elsevier Ltd 21.11.2009 Elsevier Elsevier Limited
Subjects:	Adult Adults Aged Biological and medical sciences Blood pressure Cardiovascular disease Cardiovascular diseases Cause of Death China - epidemiology Cohort Studies Deaths Developing countries Disease prevention Estimates Female General aspects Health risks Health services Hospitals Humans Hypertension Hypertension - complications Hypertension - mortality Internal Medicine LDCs Life Expectancy Male Medical records Medical sciences Middle Aged Miscellaneous Mortality Physical examinations Population number Pressure measurement Prevalence Provinces Public health Public health. Hygiene Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine Risk Factors Sex Factors Smoking Womens health Asia China USA China, People's Rep Medicine Prospective Premature Cohort study Mortality Death Arterial pressure Blood pressure Hemodynamics Public health
ISSN:	0140-6736, 1474-547X, 1474-547X
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