Geographic variations in the prevalence, awareness, treatment and control of hypertension in China

Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 21, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 1273-1281

  Reynolds, Kristi ^a   Gu, Dongfeng ^b   Muntner, Paul ^a,c   Wu, Xigui ^b   Chen, Jing ^c   Huang, Guanyong ^b   Duan, Xiufang ^b   Whelton, Paul K ^a,c   He, Jiang ^a,c  

^a TULANE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FUWAI HOSPITAL   (China)

^c TULANE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Awareness; China; Cross sectional studies; Geography; Hypertension; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE THERAPY; ARTICLE; CHINA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DISEASE CONTROL; DRUG USE; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BLOOD PRESSURE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK FACTOR; RURAL POPULATION; SEX RATIO; URBAN POPULATION;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BLOOD PRESSURE; CHINA; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; RURAL POPULATION; SEX DISTRIBUTION; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 0041767352     PISSN: 02636352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004872-200307000-00014     Document Type: Article

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