Epidemiology of hypertension and its associated risk factors in the Qatari population

Journal of Human Hypertension

Volumn 18, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 529-530

  Bener, A ^a   Al Suwaidi, J ^a   Al Jaber, K ^a   Al Marri, S ^a   Elbagi, I E A ^a  

^a HAMAD GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Qatar)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIET; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EDUCATION; ENDOCRINE DISEASE; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INFORMED CONSENT; INTERVIEW; LETTER; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENSTRUATION DISORDER; MENTAL DISEASE; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREDICTION; PREVALENCE; QATAR; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SAMPLE SIZE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING;

FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; PREVALENCE; QATAR; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 1842425224     PISSN: 09509240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jhh.1001691     Document Type: Letter

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