Prevalence of hypertension, obesity, diabetes, and metabolic syndrome in Nepal

International Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 2011, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Sharma, Sanjib Kumar ^a   Ghimire, Anup ^a   Radhakrishnan, Jeyasundar ^b   Thapa, Lekhjung ^a   Shrestha, Nikesh Raj ^a   Paudel, Navaraj ^a   Gurung, Keshar ^a   Maskey, R ^a   Budathoki, Anjali ^a   Baral, Nirmal ^a   Brodie, David ^b  

^a B P KOIRALA INSTITUTE OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (Nepal)

^b BUCKINGHAMSHIRE NEW UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL OBESITY; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DYSLIPIDEMIA; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; NEPAL; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCREENING TEST; SEX DIFFERENCE; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 84862309604     PISSN: 20900384     EISSN: 20900392     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4061/2011/821971     Document Type: Article

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