Hypertension in developing economies: A review of population-based studies carried out from 1980 to 1998

Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 521-529

  Fuentes, Ricardo ^a   Ilmaniemi, Nina ^a   Laurikainen, Eija ^a   Tuomilehto, Jaakko ^b   Nissinen, Aulikki ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^b NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Blood pressure; Developing countries; Gross national product per capita; Hypertension; Management; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DISEASE CONTROL; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; METHODOLOGY; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 0034064932     PISSN: 02636352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004872-200018050-00003     Document Type: Article

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