Secular decrease in blood pressure and reduction in mortality from cardiovascular disease in Israeli workers

Journal of Human Hypertension

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 113-118

  Froom, Paul ^a,b   Goldbourt, U ^a,c  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b Natl Occup Environ Hlth Inst   (Israel)

^c SHEBA MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Blood pressure; Cardiovascular disease mortality; Risk factors; Secular change; Workers

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMPLOYEE; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INDUSTRIAL WORKER; ISRAEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; RISK ASSESSMENT; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; WORKER;

ADULT; AGED; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; COHORT STUDIES; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; ISRAEL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 1342305432     PISSN: 09509240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jhh.1001645     Document Type: Article

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