Blood pressure of primary-school children of Eghbalieh city, Islamic Republic of Iran

Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1449-1454

  Mahyar, A ^a   Ebrahemi, M ^a   Shahsavari, A ^b   Rahmani, Y ^b  

^a Qazvin University   (Iran)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; IRAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY SCHOOL; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD PRESSURE DETERMINATION; CHILD; DIASTOLE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; IRAN; MALE; MASS SCREENING; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREVALENCE; REFERENCE VALUES; SEX DISTRIBUTION; STUDENTS; SYSTOLE; URBAN HEALTH;

EID: 75449093019     PISSN: 10203397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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