Nonpharmacological treatment of hypertension: Impact on prevalence estimates [1]

Hypertension

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2007, Pages

  Mellen, Philip B ^a   Goff Jr , David C ^a  

^a WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; SODIUM;

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LETTER; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; SODIUM INTAKE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; LIFE STYLE; NUTRITION SURVEYS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PREVALENCE; TERMINOLOGY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34250866906     PISSN: 0194911X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.107.091116     Document Type: Letter

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