Hypertension surveys in the developing world. Lessons from the Egyptian National Hypertension Project (NHP)

Journal of Human Hypertension

Volumn 11, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 709-726

  Ibrahim, M Mohsen ^a,b  

^a CAIRO UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^b Dept of Cardiovascular Medicine ^*  (Egypt)

Author keywords

Developing countries; Egypt; Hypertension

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EGYPT; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MEASUREMENT; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; SINUS RHYTHM;

EID: 0007438851     PISSN: 09509240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jhh.1000460     Document Type: Review

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