Hypertension in public health

Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 425-431

  Kantachuvessiri, Aree ^a  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CLASSIFICATION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LIFESTYLE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RISK FACTOR; SOCIOECONOMICS; THAILAND;

BLOOD PRESSURE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; LIFE STYLE; PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; THAILAND;

EID: 0036594897     PISSN: 01251562     EISSN: 26975718     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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