The epidemiology of elevated blood pressure as an estimate for hypertension in Aydin, Turkey

Journal of Human Hypertension

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 399-404

  Sonmez H M ^a   Basak O ^a,b   Camci, C ^a   Baltaci, R ^a   Karazeybek, H S ^c   Yazgan, F ^c   Ertin, I ^d   Celik S C ^e  

^a ADNAN MENDERES UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b School of Medicine   (Turkey)

^c Social Insurance Hospital   (Turkey)

^d Kuyucak Health Centre   (Turkey)

^e Gullubahce Hlth Ctr   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Awareness; Control; Detection; Hypertension; Prevalence; Turkey

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; EDUCATION; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYPERTENSION; INTERVIEW; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); UNEMPLOYMENT;

EID: 16744367867     PISSN: 09509240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jhh.1000824     Document Type: Article

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