The prevalence of hypertension and hypertension risk factors in a rural Indian community: A prospective door-to-door study

Journal of Cardiovascular Disease Research

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 117-123

  Bansal, Sushil K ^a   Saxena, Vartika ^a   Kandpal, Sunil D ^a   Gray, William K ^b   Walker, Richard W ^b   Goel, Deepak ^a  

^a HIMALAYAN INSTITUTE HOSPITAL TRUST   (India)

^b NORTH TYNESIDE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cerebrovascular disease; epidemiology; global health; hypertension; India

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE THERAPY; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INDIAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; PATHOGENESIS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RESIDENTIAL AREA; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RURAL POPULATION; SEX RATIO; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 84860764314     PISSN: 09753583     EISSN: 09762833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0975-3583.95365     Document Type: Article

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