Urban-rural and regional disparities in the prevalence of elevated blood pressure among children and adolescents in Shandong, China

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 176, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 1053-1055

  Zhang, Ying Xiu ^a   Zhou, Jing Yang ^a   Zhao, Jin Shan ^a   Chu, Zun Hua ^a  

^a SHANDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Child and adolescent; Disparities; Elevated blood pressure; Prevalence; Socioeconomic status

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; BLOOD PRESSURE; CHILD; CHINA; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PREVALENCE; RURAL POPULATION; URBAN POPULATION;

ADOLESCENT; BLOOD PRESSURE; CHILD; CHINA; FEMALE; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; PREVALENCE; RURAL POPULATION; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 84908235586     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: 18741754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2014.07.155     Document Type: Article

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