Knowledge and Understanding of Hypertension Among Tibetan People in Lhasa, Tibet

Heart Lung and Circulation

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2016, Pages 600-606

  Yao, Dao Kuo ^a   Su, Wen ^a   Zheng, Xi ^b   Wang, Le Xin ^c  

^a CAPITAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE MEDICINE   (China)

^c CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Agricultural areas; Hypertension; Knowledge; Prevalence; Tibet

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CLINICAL TRIAL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; KNOWLEDGE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT EDUCATION; SOCIOECONOMICS; TIBET;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; KNOWLEDGE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TIBET;

EID: 84964612031     PISSN: 14439506     EISSN: 14442892     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2015.11.007     Document Type: Article

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