Hypertension epidemiology in India: Lessons from Jaipur heart watch

Current Science

Volumn 97, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 349-355

  Gupta, Rajeev ^a   Gupta, V P ^b  

^a FORTIS HOSPITAL   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF RAJASTHAN   (India)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular risk factors; Epidemiological studies; Hypertension

Indexed keywords

EID: 71849116124     PISSN: 00113891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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