Study of the prevalence and multiplicity of cardiovascular risk factors in hypertensive individuals from the city of Brusque, SC, Brazil

Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia

Volumn 86, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 219-222

  Rosini, Nilton ^a,c   Machado, Marcos José ^a   Xavier, Hermes Toros ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA CATARINA   (Brazil)

^b Fundacao Lusiada Faculdade de Ciencias Medicas de Santos   (Brazil)

^c NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Arterial hypertension; Cardiovascular risk factors; Smoking

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRIC PARAMETERS; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; MIDDLE AGED; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; OBESITY;

BRAZIL; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OVERWEIGHT; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SMOKING; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 33645660052     PISSN: 0066782X     EISSN: 16784170     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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