Hypertension prevalence and control in Romania at a seven-year interval. Comparison of SEPHAR I and II surveys

Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 39-47

  Dorobanţu, Maria ^a   Darabont, Roxana ^a   Ghiorghe, Silviu ^a   Arsenescu Georgescu, Catalina ^b   Macarie, Cezar ^a   Mitu, Florin ^b   Lighezan, Daniel ^c   Musetescu, Rodica ^d   Pop, Calin ^e   Ardeleanu, Elena ^c   Craiu, Elvira ^f   Tǎutu, Oana Florentina ^a  

^a CAROL DAVILA UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND PHARMACY   (Romania)

^b GRIGORE T POPA UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND PHARMACY   (Romania)

^c VICTOR BABES UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND PHARMACY   (Romania)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND PHARMACY OF CRAIOVA   (Romania)

^e West University 'Vasile Goldis' Faculty of Medicine Arad   (Romania)

^f OVIDIUS UNIVERSITY   (Romania)

Author keywords

Control; Hypertension; National; Prevalence; Survey; Treatment; Trends

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; ROMANIA; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; AWARENESS; BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; INCOME; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; ROMANIA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84891559218     PISSN: 02636352     EISSN: 14735598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.hjh.0000434937.62412.24     Document Type: Article

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