Prevalence of hypertension and its associated factors in the adult population in Yangon Division, Myanmar

Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 496-506

  Ko Ko Zaw, ^a   Tint Swe Latt, ^c   Phyu Phyu Aung, ^b   Thein Gi Thwin, ^b   Tin Khine Myint, ^b  

^a Ministry of Health   (Myanmar)

^b University of Medicine ^*  (Myanmar)

^c Myanmar   (Myanmar)

Author keywords

awareness; blood pressure; control; hypertension; Myanmar; prehypertension; risk factors; Yangon

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INTERVIEW; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYANMAR; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYANMAR; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; RISK FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79960502772     PISSN: 10105395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1010539509349147     Document Type: Article

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