Lifestyle management of hypertension

Australian Prescriber

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 150-153

  Huang, Nancy ^a   Duggan, Karen ^b,c   Harman, Jenni ^d  

^a NATIONAL HEART FOUNDATION OF AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b SYDNEY SOUTH WEST AREA HEALTH SERVICE   (Australia)

^c National Blood Pressure and Vascular Disease Advisory Committee

^d Meducation   (Australia)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Cardiovascular disease; Diet; Physical activity; Smoking cessation

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; MAGNESIUM; OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID;

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; BODY WEIGHT; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIET THERAPY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; NUTRITION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POTASSIUM INTAKE; SHORT SURVEY; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; SODIUM INTAKE; SODIUM RESTRICTION; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

EID: 57349169312     PISSN: 03128008     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.18773/austprescr.2008.085     Document Type: Short Survey

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