The natural history of borderline hypertension in a Chinese population

Journal of Human Hypertension

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 95-100

  Wu, K ^a   Xie, L ^a   Chen, D ^a   Chen, J ^a  

^a First Affiliated Hospital   (China)

Author keywords

Hypertension; Morbidity; Mortality; Prognosis; Stroke

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; CHOLESTEROL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BORDERLINE HYPERTENSION; CHINA; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PROGNOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; STROKE;

EID: 0030970499     PISSN: 09509240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jhh.1000403     Document Type: Article

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