Cancer incidence in hypertensive patients in North Karelia, Finland

Hypertension

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 1251-1255

  Lindgren, Annamarja ^a   Pukkala, Eero ^b   Nissinen, Aulikki ^a,c   Kataja, Vesa ^c   Notkola, Irma Leena ^a   Tuomilehto, Jaakko ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^b FINNISH CANCER REGISTRY   (Finland)

^c KUOPIO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^d NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Antihypertensive agents; Blood pressure; Cancer; Functional diagnosis; Incidence; Record linkage, medical

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CANCER; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG USE; FEMALE; FINLAND; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING;

EID: 0035714924     PISSN: 0194911X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.HYP.37.5.1251     Document Type: Article

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