Prevalence and control of hypertension in Latvia

Journal of Human Hypertension

Volumn 18, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 587-590

  Dzerve, V ^a   Britcina, N ^a   Pakhomova, J ^a   Markovitcha, I ^a   Rinkuzs, K ^a   Mitjusheva, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LATVIA   (Latvia)

Author keywords

Arterial hypertension; Control; Randomized population; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIURETIC AGENT;

ADULT; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE THERAPY; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; CITY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE CONTROL; EDUCATION; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERTENSION; INCOME; LATVIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; OBESITY; OCCUPATION; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRESCRIPTION; PREVALENCE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SOCIOECONOMICS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; LATVIA; MALE; OBESITY; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 4444252856     PISSN: 09509240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jhh.1001688     Document Type: Article

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