Hypertension and cardiovascular health in Venezuela and Latin American countries

Journal of Human Hypertension

Volumn 14, Issue , 2000, Pages S2-S5

  Hernández Hernández, Rafael ^a   Armas Padilla, M C ^a   Armas Hernandez M J ^a   Velasco, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD CENTROCCIDENTAL LISANDRO ALVARADO   (Venezuela)

^b UNIVERSIDAD CENTRAL DE VENEZUELA   (Venezuela)

Author keywords

Coronary heart disease; Hypertension prevalence; Mortality rate; Stroke

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MORTALITY; PREVALENCE; SOUTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA; STROKE; VENEZUELA;

AGE FACTORS; CAUSE OF DEATH; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; LATIN AMERICA; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK FACTORS; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 0342368220     PISSN: 09509240     EISSN: 14765527     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jhh.1000978     Document Type: Article

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