A cross-sectional assessment of health-related quality of life (HRQoL) among hypertensive patients in Pakistan

Health Expectations

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 388-395

  Saleem, Fahad ^a   Hassali, Mohamed Azmi ^a   Shafie, Asrul Akmal ^a  

^a SCHOOL OF PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Educational level; Health related quality of life; Hypertension

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAKISTAN; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAKISTAN; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 84899653982     PISSN: 13696513     EISSN: 13697625     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1369-7625.2012.00765.x     Document Type: Article

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