Open AccessPrevalence, Awareness, Treatment, and Control of Hypertension Among Herdsmen Living at 4,300 m in Tibet
Author(s) -
Xiaofeng Zhao,
S. Li,
S A Ba,
Feng He,
Nan Li,
Liang Ke,
Xian Li,
Christopher T. Lam,
Lijing L. Yan,
Yujie Zhou,
Yiqun Wu
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
american journal of hypertension
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.009
H-Index - 136
eISSN - 1941-7225
pISSN - 0895-7061
DOI - 10.1038/ajh.2012.9
Subject(s) - medicine , control (management) , environmental health , traditional medicine , cardiology , management , economics
Studies on blood pressure (BP) in high-altitude areas are scarce and the results are controversial. Tibetans live in regions at high altitudes, and data on the prevalence of hypertension in this population is not currently well known.
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