Prevalence of hypertension in Nepalese community triples in 25 years: A repeat cross-sectional study in rural Kathmandu

Indian Heart Journal

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 128-131

  Vaidya, Abhinav ^a   Pathak, Ramjee Prasad ^a   Pandey, Mrigendra Raj ^a  

^a Mrigendra Samjhana Medical Trust   (Nepal)

Author keywords

Hypertension; Kathmandu; Repeat cross sectional

Indexed keywords

SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CAUSAL ATTRIBUTION; COMMUNITY ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; ILLNESS TRAJECTORY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEPAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RURAL AREA; SALT INTAKE;

EID: 84861637354     PISSN: 00194832     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0019-4832(12)60045-5     Document Type: Article

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