Prevalence, correlates, awareness, treatment, and control of hypertension in a middle-aged urban population in Kerala

Indian Heart Journal

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 245-251

  Zachariah, Manu G ^a   Thankappan, K R ^a   Alex, Shiney C ^a   Sarma, P S ^a   Vasan, R S ^a  

^a SREE CHITRA TIRUNAL INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Hypertension; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; BODY MASS; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; SCREENING; SOCIAL ASPECT; URBAN AREA;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; AWARENESS; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY MASS INDEX; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; INDIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; STATISTICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URBAN HEALTH;

EID: 0141447356     PISSN: 00194832     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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