Browsing Faculty of Health Sciences by Author "Van der Merwe, A."
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Should obesity be blamed for the high prevalence rates of hypertension in black South African women?
Schutte, A.E; Huisman, H.W.; Van Rooyen, J.M.; Schutte, R.; Malan, L.; De Ridder, J.H.; Van der Merwe, A.; Malan, N.T. (Nature Publishing Group, 2008)Hypertension is highly prevalent in South Africa, resulting in high stroke mortality rates. Since obesity is very common among South African women, it is likely that obesity contributes to the hypertension prevalence. The ...