Prevalence of hypertension in the adult population of Belgium: Report of a worksite study, attention hypertension

Journal of Human Hypertension

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 47-52

  Duprez, D ^a   Van Helschoecht, P ^b   Van Den Eynde, W ^c   Leeman, M ^d  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^b Belgian Association of Occupational Health Physicians   (Belgium)

^c SOLVAY S A   (Belgium)

^d UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Adult population; Belgium; Hypertension; Worksite study

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; BELGIUM; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; WORKPLACE;

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; CHOLESTEROL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; BELGIUM; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CIGARETTE SMOKING; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MORBIDITY; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; WORKPLACE;

EID: 85047699753     PISSN: 09509240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jhh.1001293     Document Type: Article

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