Hypertension in urban Mexico: The 1992-93 national survey of chronic diseases

Journal of Human Hypertension

Volumn 13, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 671-675

  Arroyo, P ^a   Fernandez V ^b   Loria, A ^b   Kuri Morales, P ^b   Orozco Rivadeneyra, S ^b   Olaiz, G ^b   Tapia Conyer, R ^b  

^a Periferico Sur 4809 el Arenal T   (Mexico)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Cross sectional study; Hypertension; Mexico; Population survey

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL EDUCATION; FEMALE; GENDER; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL PERSONNEL; MEXICO; NORMAL HUMAN; PUBLIC HEALTH; REST; SPHYGMOMANOMETER; STANDARDIZATION; URBAN AREA;

EID: 0344563432     PISSN: 09509240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jhh.1000909     Document Type: Article

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