The Cost of Hypertension

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doi:10.4102/safp.v2i7.3415

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The Cost of Hypertension

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SAFPJ Editor,, South Africa

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Abstract

The cost of Hypertension in South Africa today - CVA? Cardiac failure? Renal failure? All in all the cost to the country in terms of drug treatment alone, is at present estimated at R27,920,250 per annum.

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hypertension; cardiac failure; renal failure

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