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The African prospective study on the early detection and identification of cardiovascular disease and hypertension (African-PREDICT): design, recruitment and initial examination
Schutte, Aletta E.; Uys, Aletta S.; Burger, Adele; Mels, Catharina M.C.; Kruger, Ruan; Smith, Wayne; Fourie, Carla M.T.; Botha, Shani; Lammertyn, Leandi; Van Rooyen, Johannes M.; Gafane-Matemane, Lebo F.; Mokwatsi, Gontse G.; Breet, Yolandi; Kruger, H. Salome; Van Zyl, Tertia; Pieters, Marlien; Zandberg, Lizelle; Louw, Roan; Moss, Sarah J.; Huisman, Hugo W. (Sage, 2019)Background: Globally hypertension is stabilising, but in sub-Saharan Africa the incidence of hypertension remains on an increase. Although this might be attributed to poor healthcare and ineffective antihypertensive ... -
The relationship between cardiovascular risk factors and knowledge of cardiovascular disease in African men in the North–West Province
Burger, Adele; Pretorius, Ronel; Fourie, Carla M.T.; Schutte, Aletta E. (Elsevier, 2016)Background: South Africa has an established high prevalence of cardiovascular disease (CVD), particularly amongst urban African communities. However, it was unknown whether African men's CVD knowledge was associated with ...