Gender differences in the association between self-rated health and hypertension in a Korean adult population

BMC Public Health

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Shin, Hee Young ^a   Shin, Min Ho ^a   Rhee, Jung Ae ^a  

^a Chonnam National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY MASS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOUTH KOREA; STATISTICAL MODEL;

BODY MASS INDEX; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REPUBLIC OF KOREA; SELF REPORT; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 84857023568     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-135     Document Type: Article

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