Isolated systolic hypertension and its determinants - A cross-sectional study in the adult population of Lucknow district in North India

Indian Journal of Community Medicine

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 89-93

  Midha, Tanu ^a   Idris, M Z ^b   Saran, R K ^b   Srivastava, A K ^b   Singh, S K ^b  

^a GSVM MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^b KING GEORGE'S MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Age; Body mass index; Isolated systolic hypertension

Indexed keywords

EID: 77951991824     PISSN: 09700218     EISSN: 19983581     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0970-0218.62579     Document Type: Article

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