Pattern of blood pressure in Australian adults: Results from a National Blood Pressure Screening Day of 13,825 adults

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 145, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 461-467

  Carrington, Melinda J ^a   Jennings, Garry L ^a   Stewart, Simon ^a  

^a BAKER IDI HEART AND DIABETES INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Blood pressure measurement and monitoring; Cardiovascular disease; Hypertension detection and control; Obesity; Population; Socio economic status

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; AUTOMATION; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METABOLIC DISORDER; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENTIAL HOME; RISK FACTOR; SOCIOECONOMICS; STANDARD; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; VALIDATION PROCESS; VOLUNTEER;

ADULT; AUSTRALIA; BLOOD PRESSURE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 78649966315     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2009.06.003     Document Type: Article

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