Prevalence of and risk factors for isolated systolic hypertension in the rural adult population of Liaoning Province, China

Journal of International Medical Research

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 353-356

  Xu, C ^a   Sun, Z ^a   Zheng, L ^a   Zhang, D ^c   Li, J ^a,b   Zhang, X ^a   Liu, S ^a   Zhao, F ^a   Hu, D ^b   Sun, Yingxian ^a  

^a CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b TONGJI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c GENERAL HOSPITAL OF NORTHERN THEATER COMMAND   (China)

Author keywords

Isolated systolic hypertension; Prevalence; Risk factors; Rural population

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHINA; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MONGOLOID RACE; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; RURAL POPULATION; SALT INTAKE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SYSTOLIC HYPERTENSION;

EID: 42049118258     PISSN: 03000605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/147323000803600219     Document Type: Article

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