World Hypertension League Statement. Hypertension control in the world: An agenda for the coming decade based on the 1995 WHL Ottawa Declaration

Journal of Human Hypertension

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 245-247

  Sleight, P ^a   Ganten, D ^a   Chockalingam, A ^a   Dodu, S ^a   Fodor, G ^a   Frohlich, E ^a   Lenfant, C ^a   Moser, M ^a   Mulrow, P ^a   Reddy, S ^a   Ribeiro, A ^a   Strasser, T ^a  

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Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; HYPERTENSION; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PUBLIC HEALTH; SHORT SURVEY; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 8544254700     PISSN: 09509240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jhh.1000424     Document Type: Short Survey

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