Prevalence of hypertension in indigenous inhabitants of traditional communities from the north of Mexico

Journal of Human Hypertension

Volumn 14, Issue 9, 2000, Pages 555-559

  Guerrero Romero, F ^a,b   Rodriguez Moran M ^a,b   Sandoval Herrrera, F ^a   Alvarado Ruiz, R ^b,c  

^a INSTITUTO MEXICANO DEL SEGURO SOCIAL   (Mexico)

^b Research Group on Diabetes and Chronic Illnesses   (Mexico)

^c General Hospital   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Indigenous; Mexico; Prevalence; Traditional communities

Indexed keywords

SATURATED FATTY ACID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; COMMUNITY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEXICO; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; SODIUM INTAKE; URBAN RURAL DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0033812512     PISSN: 09509240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jhh.1001067     Document Type: Article

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