Control of hypertension in the population. Strategies in affluent and developing countries

Clinical and Experimental Hypertension

Volumn 18, Issue 3-4, 1996, Pages 387-397

  Gyarfas, I ^a  

^a WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

hypertension control; population strategy

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT;

CONFERENCE PAPER; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MASS SCREENING;

EID: 0029869804     PISSN: 10641963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/10641969609088971     Document Type: Conference Paper

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