High Blood Pressure (IMAGE)

Lancaster University

High Blood Pressure

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The World Health Organisation says hypertension affects about 40 percent of those aged over 25 and is a major risk factor for heart disease, stroke and kidney failure.

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Lancaster Unviersity

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