PREVALENCE OF HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE IN RURAL AREAS OF NORTH WEST IRAN
Eight villages of East Azerbaijan were surveyed in the summer of 1972 for the prevalence of hypertension. Three hundred seventy five men and women aged 40-60 years were examined in this survey and it was found that 16.6% of women and 6.7% of men are hypertensive. The highest rate occurs in women 51-...
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| author | A.Nadim H.Amini M.Daneshpajooh |
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| description | Eight villages of East Azerbaijan were surveyed in the summer of 1972 for the prevalence of hypertension. Three hundred seventy five men and women aged 40-60 years were examined in this survey and it was found that 16.6% of women and 6.7% of men are hypertensive. The highest rate occurs in women 51-60 years of age who have a prevalence rate of 22.2%. The figures indicate that even now hypertension is in important health problem of this area. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-46af7bf2370d46b4b072bd61841cfd9d2022-12-21T20:26:19ZengTehran University of Medical SciencesIranian Journal of Public Health2251-60852251-60931973-06-0122PREVALENCE OF HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE IN RURAL AREAS OF NORTH WEST IRAN A.Nadim0 H.Amini1 M.Daneshpajooh2 Eight villages of East Azerbaijan were surveyed in the summer of 1972 for the prevalence of hypertension. Three hundred seventy five men and women aged 40-60 years were examined in this survey and it was found that 16.6% of women and 6.7% of men are hypertensive. The highest rate occurs in women 51-60 years of age who have a prevalence rate of 22.2%. The figures indicate that even now hypertension is in important health problem of this area.https://ijph.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijph/article/view/1477 |
| spellingShingle | A.Nadim H.Amini M.Daneshpajooh PREVALENCE OF HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE IN RURAL AREAS OF NORTH WEST IRAN Iranian Journal of Public Health |
| title | PREVALENCE OF HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE IN RURAL AREAS OF NORTH WEST IRAN |
| title_full | PREVALENCE OF HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE IN RURAL AREAS OF NORTH WEST IRAN |
| title_fullStr | PREVALENCE OF HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE IN RURAL AREAS OF NORTH WEST IRAN |
| title_full_unstemmed | PREVALENCE OF HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE IN RURAL AREAS OF NORTH WEST IRAN |
| title_short | PREVALENCE OF HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE IN RURAL AREAS OF NORTH WEST IRAN |
| title_sort | prevalence of high blood pressure in rural areas of north west iran |
| url | https://ijph.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijph/article/view/1477 |
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