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Prevalence, awareness and management of hypertension in Cameroon: findings of the 2003 Cameroon Burden of Diabetes Baseline Survey

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Potential conflict of interest: None. The survey described in this paper was carried out as part of the Cameroon Burden of Diabetes Project, funded by the World Diabetes Foundation, Grant WDF02-016.

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Kamadjeu, R., Edwards, R., Atanga, J. et al. Prevalence, awareness and management of hypertension in Cameroon: findings of the 2003 Cameroon Burden of Diabetes Baseline Survey. J Hum Hypertens 20, 91–92 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.jhh.1001936

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