Hypertension and its determinants among adults in high mountain villages of the Northern Areas of Pakistan

Journal of Human Hypertension

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 107-112

  Shah, S M A ^a,b   Luby, S ^a   Rahbar, M ^a   Khan, A W ^c   McCormick, J B ^a  

^a AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

High blood pressure; High mountain villages; Pakistan; Salt intake; Snuff use

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; MERCURY;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BODY WEIGHT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OBESITY; PAKISTAN; POPULATION RISK; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; RURAL AREA; SALT INTAKE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPHYGMOMANOMETER;

EID: 0035116942     PISSN: 09509240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jhh.1001131     Document Type: Article

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