Defining hypertension in the Indian population

National Medical Journal of India

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 139-143

  Gupta, Rajeev ^a  

^a Monilek Hospital and Research Centre   (India)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INDIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; INDIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 0031132133     PISSN: 0970258X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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