Prevalence, awareness and control of hypertension in Chennai - The Chennai Urban Rural Epidemiology Study (CURES - 52)

Journal of Association of Physicians of India

Volumn 55, Issue MAY, 2007, Pages 326-332

  Mohan, V ^a   Deepa, M ^a   Farooq, S ^a   Datta, M ^b   Deepa, R ^a  

^a MADRAS DIABETES RESEARCH FOUNDATION   (India)

^b Tamilnadu Dr MGR Medical University   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INDIA; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; RURAL POPULATION; URBAN POPULATION;

ADULT; AGED; ANTHROPOMETRY; AWARENESS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; FEMALE; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; INDIA; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; RURAL POPULATION; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 34247882733     PISSN: 00045772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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