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Abstract
Prior analyses of National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) data through
1991 have suggested that hypertension prevalence is declining, but more recent self-reported
rates of hypertension suggest that the rate is increasing.
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Division of Geriatrics, Department of Medicine, Palmetto Health Richland, University
of South Carolina, Columbia, USA. ihab.hajjar@palmettohealth.org