Open AccessAssociations between environmental exposure and blood pressure among participants in the Oslo Health Study (HUBRO)
Author(s) -
Christian Madsen,
Per Nafstad
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
european journal of epidemiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.825
H-Index - 111
eISSN - 1573-7284
pISSN - 0393-2990
DOI - 10.1007/s10654-006-9025-x
Subject(s) - blood pressure , medicine , epidemiology , population , environmental health , public health , demography , cardiology , nursing , sociology
It is well known that environmental conditions are related to the risk of developing cardiovascular diseases and events. However, the mechanisms behind these relations are not well understood. One mechanism could be elevation of blood pressure. In this study we assessed associations between blood pressure and environmental conditions among citizens in Oslo, Norway.
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