Comparison of anthropometric characteristics between normotensive and hypertensive individuals among a population of Bengalee Hindu elderly men in Calcutta, India

Journal of The Royal Society for the Promotion of Health

Volumn 120, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 100-106

  Ghosh, Arnab ^a   Bose, Kaushik ^a   Das Chaudhuri, Asit B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALCUTTA   (India)

Author keywords

Adiposity; Bengalee men; Central body fat distribution; Hypertension; India

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANTHROPOMETRIC PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY FAT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INDIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 0033925685     PISSN: 14664240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/146642400012000207     Document Type: Article

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