Epidemiology of hypertension among a population of school children in Sousse, Tunisia

Canadian Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 212-216

  Harrabi, Imed ^a   Belarbia, Anis ^b   Gaha, Rafika ^a   Essoussi, Ahmed S ^a   Ghannem, Hassen ^a  

^a FARHAT HACHED HOSPITAL   (Tunisia)

^b SAHLOUL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

CVD risk factor; Epidemiology; Hypertension; Tunisia; Urban school children

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; SYSTOLIC HYPERTENSION; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL; TUNISIA; URBAN POPULATION; BLOOD; BLOOD PRESSURE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS; STUDENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; STUDENTS; TRIGLYCERIDES; TUNISIA; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 33645790093     PISSN: 0828282X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0828-282X(06)70898-4     Document Type: Article

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