Blood pressure pattern in urban and rural areas in Isfahan, Iran

Journal of Human Hypertension

Volumn 11, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 425-428

  SarrafZadegan, N ^a   AminiNik, S ^a  

^a ISFAHAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Blood pressure; Rural population; Urban population

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; CITY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; IRAN; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; RURAL AREA; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; URBAN AREA;

EID: 0030813341     PISSN: 09509240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jhh.1000448     Document Type: Article

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