Prevalence and determinants of hypertension in the Algerian Sahara

Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 25, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 2218-2226

  Temmar, Mohamed ^a   Labat, Carlos ^b   Benkhedda, Salim ^c   Charifi, Meriem ^d   Thomas, Frederique ^e   Bouafia, Mohamed Tahar ^d   Bean, Kathy ^e   Darne, Bernadette ^f   Safar, Michel E ^f   Benetos, Athanase ^b,g  

^a Cardiology Centre   (Algeria)

^b INSERM   (France)

^c CHU Mustapha   (Algeria)

^d Centre Hospitalo universitaire de Blida   (Algeria)

^e Centre IPC   (France)

^f HÔTEL DIEU   (France)

^g UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF NANCY   (France)

Author keywords

Age; Algerian Sahara; Cardiovascular risk factors; High blood pressure; NaCl intake; Skin colour

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALGERIA; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BLOOD SAMPLING; DIABETES MELLITUS; DYSLIPIDEMIA; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METABOLIC PARAMETERS; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SKIN COLOR; SOCIOECONOMICS;

EID: 35148829470     PISSN: 02636352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/HJH.0b013e3282dc7549     Document Type: Article

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