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A cross-sectional study of the prevalence and risk factors for hypertension in rural Nepali women

BACKGROUND: The prevalence of hypertension is increasing in much of the South Asian region, including Nepal. This paper reports the prevalence and risk factors of hypertension and pre-hypertension among adult women in a rural community of Nepal. METHODS: Cross-sectional data on socioeconomic status...

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Autores principales: Khan, Rumana J, Stewart, Christine P, Christian, Parul, Schulze, Kerry J, Wu, Lee, LeClerq, Steven C, Khatry, Subarna K, West, Keith P
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3566953/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23336578
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-13-55