Changes in prevalence, awareness, treatment and control of hypertension in Thai population, 2004-2009: Thai National Health Examination Survey III-IV

Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 30, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 1734-1742

  Aekplakorn, Wichai ^a,d   Sangthong, Rassamee ^b   Kessomboon, Pattapong ^c   Putwatana, Panwadee ^a   Inthawong, Rungkarn ^d   Taneepanichskul, Surasak ^e   Sritara, Piyamitr ^a   Sangwatanaroj, Somkiat ^e   Chariyalertsak, Suwat ^f,g  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b PRINCE OF SONGKLA UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^c KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^d National Health Examination Survey Office   (Thailand)

^e CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^f CHIANG MAI UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^g Faculty of Medicine Chiang Mai University   (Thailand)

Author keywords

awareness; hypertension; prehypertension; prevalence; Thailand; treatment and control

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE THERAPY; AWARENESS; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; BODY MASS; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METABOLIC DISORDER; NATIONAL HEALTH EXAMINATION SURVEY; OBESITY; PREHYPERTENSION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; THAILAND; TREATMENT INDICATION;

EID: 84865482678     PISSN: 02636352     EISSN: 14735598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/HJH.0b013e3283568158     Document Type: Review

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