High blood presure for people aged more than 60 years in the distrct of Sousse;Hypertension arterielle du sujet de plus de 60 ans: Enquête épidemiologique dans la region de Sousse (Tunisie)

Tunisie Medicale

Volumn 82, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 1001-1005

  Laouani Kechrid, Chadia ^a   Hmouda, Hassen ^a   Ben Naceur, Mohamed Haykel ^a   Ghannem, Hassen ^b   Toumi, Sarra ^a   Ajmi, Fradj ^a  

^a Aziza Othmana   (Tunisia)

^b FARHAT HACHED HOSPITAL   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular disease; Elderly; Hypertension

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIURETIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE THERAPY; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; DIABETES MELLITUS; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; TUNISIA; AGE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; TUNISIA;

EID: 14644419038     PISSN: 00414131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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