Open AccessHypertension in the elderly: Prevalence and health seeking behavior
Author(s) -
Palanivel Chinnakali,
VM Annapandian,
Ravi Prakash Upadhyay,
Arvind Kumar Singh,
Rahul Srivastava,
Kapil Yadav
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
north american journal of medical sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2250-1541
pISSN - 1947-2714
DOI - 10.4103/1947-2714.103314
Subject(s) - medicine , blood pressure , government (linguistics) , environmental health , rural area , elderly people , gerontology , pathology , philosophy , linguistics
Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are major contributors of morbidity and mortality in the elderly. Estimating the prevalence of hypertension and studying the health seeking behavior is important.