A cross-sectional study on the relationship between anthropometric indices and blood pressures among the residents of Pudong New Area of Shanghai

Fudan University Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 401-408

  Wu, Hong Yan ^a   Zhu, Qiu Li ^b   Gu, Jian Jun ^c   Ruan, Xiao Nan ^a   Xu, Wang Hong ^b   Zhang, Hong ^a   Yang, Li Ming ^a   Bai, Yun ^c   Sun, Qiao ^a   Zhou, Yi ^a   Jiang, Qing Wu ^b   Qiu, Hua ^a   Fu, Xiao Jing ^c   Zhao, Gen Ming ^b  

^a Pudong New Area Center for Disease Control and Prevention   (China)

^b FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c Health Bureau of Shanghai Pudong New Area   (China)

Author keywords

Anthropometric indices; Cross sectional study; Measured blood pressure

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955404846     PISSN: 16728467     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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