Prevalence of hypertension and obesity among women over age 25 in a low income area in Karachi, Pakistan

Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association

Volumn 46, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 191-193

  Akatsu, Haruko ^a,b   Aslam, Asif ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INCIDENCE; LIFESTYLE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PAKISTAN; POVERTY; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS;

ADULT; AGED; BODY MASS INDEX; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; INCIDENCE; LIFE STYLE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PAKISTAN; POVERTY; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0030226477     PISSN: 00309982     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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