Prevalence and determinants of hypertension in an un-industrialised rural population of North India

Journal of Human Hypertension

Volumn 13, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 467-472

  Malhotra, P ^a   Kumari, S ^a   Kumar, R ^a   Jain, S ^a   Sharma, B K ^a  

^a POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Hypertension; Physical activity; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INDIA; LIFESTYLE; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; RURAL POPULATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING; SOCIAL CLASS; SPHYGMOMANOMETER; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; URBAN AREA;

EID: 0032799065     PISSN: 09509240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jhh.1000864     Document Type: Article

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