Assessment of cardiovascular risk in a slum population in Kenya: use of World Health Organisation/International Society of Hypertension (WHO/ISH) risk prediction charts - secondary analyses of a household survey
Objectives Although cardiovascular disease (CVD) is of growing importance in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), there are conflicting views regarding CVD as a major public health problem for the urban poor, including those living in slums. We examine multivariable risk prediction in a slum po...
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          | Main Authors: | Oyinlola Oyebode, Catherine Kyobutungi, Amoolya Vusirikala, Frederick Wekesah | 
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| Format: | Article | 
| Language: | English | 
| Published: | BMJ Publishing Group
    
        2019-09-01 | 
| Series: | BMJ Open | 
| Online Access: | https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/9/9/e029304.full | 
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