Is hypertension the new HIV epidemic?

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Editorial

Peter Lloyd-Sherlock et al. Int J Epidemiol. 2014 Feb.

. 2014 Feb;43(1):8-10.

doi: 10.1093/ije/dyu019. Epub 2014 Feb 3.

¹ School of International Development, University of East Anglia, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, NR4 7TJ. p.lloyd-sherlock@uea.ac.uk.

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Comment on

Authors' response to Gupta and Pednekar: importance of examining cause-specific proportions of deaths as well as mortality rates.
Corsi DJ, Subramanian MA, Davey Smith G, Subramanian SV. Corsi DJ, et al. Int J Epidemiol. 2014 Feb;43(1):278-80. doi: 10.1093/ije/dyt245. Epub 2013 Dec 27. Int J Epidemiol. 2014. PMID: 24374890 No abstract available.
Re: Jumping the gun: the problematic discourse on socioeconomic status and cardiovascular health in India.
Gupta PC, Pednekar MS. Gupta PC, et al. Int J Epidemiol. 2014 Feb;43(1):276-8. doi: 10.1093/ije/dyt244. Epub 2014 Jan 4. Int J Epidemiol. 2014. PMID: 24390295 No abstract available.
Hypertension among older adults in low- and middle-income countries: prevalence, awareness and control.
Lloyd-Sherlock P, Beard J, Minicuci N, Ebrahim S, Chatterji S. Lloyd-Sherlock P, et al. Int J Epidemiol. 2014 Feb;43(1):116-28. doi: 10.1093/ije/dyt215. Epub 2014 Feb 6. Int J Epidemiol. 2014. PMID: 24505082 Free PMC article.

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