Prevalence and determinants of hypertension in a rural community

Medical Journal Armed Forces India

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 21-25

  Agrawal, Vijender K ^a   Bhalwar, R ^a   Basannar, D R ^a  

^a ARMED FORCES MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Determinants; Hypertension; Prevalence; Rural community

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CALORIC INTAKE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; FAT INTAKE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; IMMOBILIZATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; RURAL AREA; SALT INTAKE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; SYSTOLIC HYPERTENSION; TOBACCO; WAIST HIP RATIO;

EID: 38749116598     PISSN: 03771237     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0377-1237(08)80139-6     Document Type: Article

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