Blood pressure in inhabitants of high altitude of Western Nepal

Journal of the Nepal Medical Association

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 154-158

  Shrestha, S ^a,b   Shrestha, A ^a   Bhattarai, D ^c  

^a Patan Academy of Health Science   (Nepal)

^b Nepal Eye Hospital   (Nepal)

^c B P Eye Foundation   (Nepal)

Author keywords

Altitude; Blood pressure; High altitude inhabitants; Hypertension; Physiological change

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALTITUDE; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; NEPAL; RURAL AREA; SEX DIFFERENCE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

EID: 84877345545     PISSN: 00282715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.31729/jnma.371     Document Type: Article

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