Prevalence, Awareness, Treatment, and Control of Hypertension in United States Counties, 2001-2009

PLoS ONE

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2013, Pages

  Olives, Casey ^a   Myerson, Rebecca ^a,b   Mokdad, Ali H ^a   Murray, Christopher J L ^a   Lim, Stephen S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM; DISEASE CONTROL; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NATIONAL HEALTH AND NUTRITION EXAMINATION SURVEY; PREVALENCE; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; NUTRITION SURVEYS; PREVALENCE; SELF REPORT; SEX DISTRIBUTION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84875953594     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0060308     Document Type: Article

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