High blood pressure a growing threat to China's public health
By Wang Qingyun | China Daily | Updated: 2013-04-08 07:59
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Li Bin, minister in charge of the National Health and Family Planning Commission, chats with residents on Sunday at Zhanlanlu Community Health Center in Beijing, where an activity was organized to prevent high blood pressure. Wang Jing / China Daily |
The number of people with high blood pressure is increasing at a rapid pace, and community intervention is vital to prevent the disease from posing a heavy burden on China's public health and economy, experts said on Sunday, World Health Day.
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