Prevalence, awareness, treatment, and control of hypertension in a Spanish population

European Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 31-36

  Puras, Angel ^a   Sanchis, Carlos ^b   Artigao, Luis M ^b   Divison, Juan A ^b  

^a HOSPITAL GENERAL UNIVERSITARIO DE ALBACETE   (Spain)

^b Primary Health Care Centre   (Spain)

Author keywords

Awareness; Control; Cross sectional study; Hypertension

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE THERAPY; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MALE; POPULATION RESEARCH; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RURAL AREA; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPAIN; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; URBAN AREA;

EID: 0031930929     PISSN: 03932990     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1007483916158     Document Type: Article

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