Prevalence of hypertension in indian tribes: A systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies

PLoS ONE

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2014, Pages

  Rizwan, S A ^a   Kumar, Rakesh ^b   Singh, Arvind Kumar ^a   Kusuma, Y S ^a   Yadav, Kapil ^a   Pandav, Chandrakant S ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

^b Indian Coalition for Control of Iodine Deficiency Disorders   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BLOOD PRESSURE METER; CULTURAL FACTOR; GENDER; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INDIAN; LIFESTYLE; LOW RISK POPULATION; PREVALENCE; SALT INTAKE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; ADULT; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; EPIDEMIOLOGY; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; INDIA; MALE; MEDLINE; META ANALYSIS; METABOLISM;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; INDIA; MALE; MEDLINE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PREVALENCE;

EID: 84900409642     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0095896     Document Type: Article

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