Non-pharmacological interventions in hypertension: A community-based cross-over randomized controlled trial

Indian Journal of Community Medicine

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 191-196

  Subramanian, Hema ^a   Soudarssanane, M Bala ^a   Jayalakshmy, R ^a   Thiruselvakumar, D ^a   Navasakthi, D ^a   Sahai, Ajit ^a   Saptharishi, L G ^a  

^a JAWAHARLAL INSTITUTE OF POSTGRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Cross over randomized controlled trial; hypertension; non pharmacological interventions

Indexed keywords

EID: 80155133063     PISSN: 09700218     EISSN: 19983581     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0970-0218.86519     Document Type: Article

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