Hypertension, pre-hypertension, and associated risk factors in a subsistent farmer community in remote rural central India

Journal of Public Health (Germany)

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 251-258

  Asgary, Ramin ^a   Galson, Sophie ^b   Shankar, Hari ^b   O'Brien, Caitlin ^b   Arole, Shobha ^c  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Jamkhed Comprehensive Rural Health Project Dist Ahmednagar   (India)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular diseases; Community health workers; High blood pressure; India; Pre hypertension; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; COMMUNITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INDIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPEN ENDED QUESTIONNAIRE; PREHYPERTENSION; RURAL AREA; SUMMER;

EID: 84878020128     PISSN: 09431853     EISSN: 16132238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10389-012-0536-5     Document Type: Article

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