Awareness, Attitude, And distribution of high blood pressure among health professionals

Journal of the Saudi Heart Association

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 19-24

  Mitwalli, Ahmed H ^a   Harthi, Ahmed Al ^a   Mitwalli, Hussam ^a   Juwayed, Ayman Al ^a   Turaif, Noura Al ^a   Mitwalli, Mohammed A ^a  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Awareness; Cardiovascular disease; Health professionals; High blood pressure; Saudi Arabia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AWARENESS; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SAUDI ARABIA; SEX RATIO; SMOKING; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; SYSTOLIC HYPERTENSION; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE;

EID: 84873566397     PISSN: 10167315     EISSN: 22125043     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsha.2012.10.002     Document Type: Article

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