Undertreated hypertension and its implications for public health in Nepal: Nationwide population-based survey

Kathmandu University Medical Journal

Volumn 13, Issue 49, 2015, Pages 3-7

  Koju, R ^a   Manandhar, K ^a   Risal, A ^a   Steiner, T J ^b,c   Holen, A ^d   Linde, M ^b,d  

^a KATHMANDU UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Nepal)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d TRONDHEIM UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular disease; Coronary artery disease; Hypertension

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE THERAPY; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITOR; BODY MASS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE NEED; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEPAL; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; YOUNG ADULT; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; EMPLOYMENT; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; NEPAL; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84944545666     PISSN: 18122027     EISSN: 18122078     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3126/kumj.v13i1.13744     Document Type: Article

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