Trends in the prevalence, detection, treatment and control of arterial hypertension in the Belgian adult population

Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 277-284

  De Henauw, Stefaan ^a,c   De Bacquer, Dirk ^a   Fonteyne, Winoc ^a   Stam, Margot ^b   Kornitzer, Marcel ^b   De Backer, Guy ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b FREE UNIVERSITY OF BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

^c GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Awareness; Control; Detection; Epidemiology; Hypertension; Population based; Prevention; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BELGIUM; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

EID: 0031933639     PISSN: 02636352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004872-199816030-00004     Document Type: Article

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