High blood pressure, overweight and obesity among rural scholars from the vela project: A population-based study from South America

High Blood Pressure and Cardiovascular Prevention

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 41-46

  Tringler, Matas ^a   Rodriguez, Edgardo M ^b   Aguera, Daro ^c   Molina, John D ^a   Canziani, Gabriela A ^d   Diaz, Alejandro ^b  

^a Hospital Enrique Rodriguez Larreta   (Argentina)

^b Ministry of Health of Buenos Aires Providence   (Argentina)

^c Hospital of Santamarina   (Argentina)

^d International R and D Connections   (United States)

Author keywords

Hypertension; Paediatric obesity; Paediatric overweight; Rural; Vela Project

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARGENTINA; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; BODY MASS; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREHYPERTENSION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL POPULATION; SCHOOL CHILD; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 84861924008     PISSN: 11209879     EISSN: 11791985     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2165/11632090-000000000-00000     Document Type: Article

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