Prevalence and risk factors for hypertension in adults living in central development region of Nepal

Kathmandu University Medical Journal

Volumn 9, Issue 33, 2011, Pages 13-18

  Chataut, J ^a   Adhikari, R K ^a   Sinha, N P ^a  

^a KATHMANDU UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Nepal)

Author keywords

Cross sectional study; Hypertension; JNC VII criteria; Prevalence; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY MASS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; IMMOBILIZATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEPAL; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; READING; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING;

EID: 84862259976     PISSN: 18122027     EISSN: 18122078     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3126/kumj.v9i1.6255     Document Type: Article

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