Impact of World Hypertension Day

Canadian Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 23, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 517-519

  Chockalingam, Arun ^a  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Activities; World Hypertension Day

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; DIETARY INTAKE; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEART DISEASE; HYPERTENSION; NON PROFIT ORGANIZATION; PREVALENCE; REFERENCE VALUE; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 34250860034     PISSN: 0828282X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0828-282X(07)70795-X     Document Type: Article

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