Elevated prevalence of arterial hypertension amongst Belgian taxi drivers during the World Hypertension Day campaign 2006 [1]

Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 24, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 2311-2312

  Persu, Alexandre ^a   Andries, Alexis ^b   Demedts, Steven ^b   Van Der Niepen, Patricia ^c   Van De Borne, Philippe ^d  

^a CLINIQUES UNIVERSITAIRES SAINT LUC   (Belgium)

^b LCS Research Centre   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

^d ERASME HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTERIAL PRESSURE; BELGIUM; BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; BODY MASS; CAR DRIVER; EXERCISE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LETTER; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SMOKING; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

EID: 33750274949     PISSN: 02636352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.hjh.0000249712.28769.5b     Document Type: Letter

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