Hypertension and Its Associated Risk Factors in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, 2013: A National Survey

International Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 2014, Issue , 2014, Pages

  El Bcheraoui, Charbel ^a   Memish, Ziad A ^b   Tuffaha, Marwa ^a   Daoud, Farah ^a   Robinson, Margaret ^a   Jaber, Sara ^a   Mikhitarian, Sarah ^a   Al Saeedi, Mohammad ^b   Almazroa, Mohammad A ^b   Mokdad, Ali H ^a   Al Rabeeah, Abdullah A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; BORDERLINE HYPERTENSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; DEMOGRAPHY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SERVICE; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SAUDI; SAUDI ARABIA; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

EID: 84934959597     PISSN: 20900384     EISSN: 20900392     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2014/564679     Document Type: Article

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