Blood pressure levels and obesity trends in hypertensive and normotensive Finnish population from 1982 to 1997

Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 255-262

  Kastarinen, Mika J ^a   Nissinen, Aulikki M ^a,c   Vartiainen, Erkki A ^b   Jousilahti, Pekka J ^b   Korhonen, Heikki J ^b   Puska, Pekka M ^b   Tuomilehto, Jaakko O ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^b NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^c KUOPIO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Cross sectional population survey; Hypertension; Obesity

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

EID: 0034053246     PISSN: 02636352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004872-200018030-00003     Document Type: Article

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