Worldwide epidemic of hypertension

Canadian Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 22, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 553-555

  Chockalingam, Arun ^a   Campbell, Norman R ^b   Fodor, J George ^c  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b LIBIN CARDIOVASCULAR INSTITUTE OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA HEART INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Awareness; Blood pressure control; Hypertension; Prevalence; Public health

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CANADA; CAUSE OF DEATH; DISEASE CONTROL; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EPIDEMIC; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK FACTOR; STROKE; HEALTH; HEALTH SURVEY; HISTORY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ANNIVERSARIES AND SPECIAL EVENTS; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 33745713582     PISSN: 0828282X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0828-282X(06)70275-6     Document Type: Article

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