Prevention and control of hypertension in different countries

JAMA

Volumn 311, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 418-419

  Rahman, Md Mizanur ^a   Gilmour, Stuart ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AWARENESS; BANGLADESH; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; CARDIOVASCULAR MORTALITY; CONTROL STRATEGY; COST OF ILLNESS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEART PROTECTION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LETTER; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL STATUS; TREATMENT INDICATION;

EID: 84892750000     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.2013.285324     Document Type: Letter

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