Under-treatment and under diagnosis of hypertension: A serious problem in the United Arab Emirates

BMC Cardiovascular Disorders

Volumn 6, Issue , 2006, Pages

  Abdulle, Abdishakur M ^a   Nagelkerke, Nico J D ^a,b   Abouchacra, Samra ^c   Pathan, Javed Y ^a   Adem, Abdu ^d   Obineche, Enyioma N ^a  

^a UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^c TAWAM HOSPITAL   (United Arab Emirates)

^d UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; ANTILIPEMIC AGENT;

ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BIOCHEMISTRY; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; OBESITY; OUTPATIENT CARE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK REDUCTION; SELF REPORT; UNITED ARAB EMIRATES;

ADULT; AGED; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; UNITED ARAB EMIRATES;

EID: 33745949307     PISSN: 14712261     EISSN: 14712261     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2261-6-24     Document Type: Article

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