The prevalence of hypertension among the elderly in fourteen villages in Kedah, Malaysia

Malaysian Journal of Medicine and Health Sciences

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 33-39

  Khan, Abdul Rashid ^a   Narayan, K A ^a   Manan, Azizah Hj Ab ^b  

^a AIMST UNIVERSITY   (Malaysia)

^b NCDC   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Elderly; Geriatric; Hypertension; Malaysia; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

EID: 55849117362     PISSN: 16758544     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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