Is location associated with high risk of hypertension Shimane COHRE study

American Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 25, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 784-788

  Hamano, Tsuyoshi ^a,b   Kimura, Yoshinari ^c   Takeda, Miwako ^a,b   Yamasaki, Masayuki ^a,b   Nabika, Toru ^a,b   Shiwaku, Kuninori ^a,b  

^a SHIMANE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b SHIMANE UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^c Osaka Prefecture University   (Japan)

Author keywords

blood pressure; geographic information systems; hypertension; remoteness; road network distance

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; JAPAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOUNTAINEERING; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL AREA; SELF REPORT; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; JAPAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RURAL HEALTH;

EID: 84863723219     PISSN: 08957061     EISSN: 19417225     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ajh.2012.36     Document Type: Article

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