Incidence of hypertension in Porto Alegre, Brazil: A population-based study

Journal of Human Hypertension

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 48-50

  Moreira, L B ^a,b   Fuchs, S C ^b   Wiehe, M ^a   Gus, M ^a   Moraes, R S ^b   Fuchs, F D ^a  

^a HOSPITAL DE CLÍNICAS DE PORTO ALEGRE   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CIGARETTE SMOKING; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INCIDENCE; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION RESEARCH; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADULT; BRAZIL; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 37249009554     PISSN: 09509240     EISSN: 14765527     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jhh.1002252     Document Type: Article

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