The prevalence of concomitant hypertension and hypercholesterolaemia in the general population

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 110, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 217-223

  De Bacquer, Dirk ^a   De Backer, Guy ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Hypercholesterolaemia; Hypertension; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; ANTILIPEMIC AGENT; CHOLESTEROL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BELGIUM; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERTENSION; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; BODY MASS INDEX; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 33646862150     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2005.08.037     Document Type: Article

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