Trends in Prevalence of Hypertension in Brazil: A Systematic Review with Meta-Analysis

PLoS ONE

Volumn 7, Issue 10, 2012, Pages

  Picon, Rafael V ^a   Fuchs, Flávio D ^a,b   Moreira, Leila B ^a,b   Riegel, Glaube ^a   Fuchs, Sandra C ^a,b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^b HOSPITAL DE CLÍNICAS DE PORTO ALEGRE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; BRAZIL; COHORT ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DATA BASE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; PREVALENCE; SELF REPORT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TELECONSULTATION; TREND STUDY;

BRAZIL; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; PREVALENCE; PUBLICATION BIAS;

EID: 84868291813     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0048255     Document Type: Article

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