Prevalence of hypertension among the elderly people of Belagavi city, Karnataka: A community based cross sectional study
Background: The definition of hypertension does not change with age. In elder people Systolic Blood Pressure (SBP) of>140 mm Hg and a Diastolic Blood Pressure (DBP) of >90 mm is hypertension. As both SBP and DBP increase with age, SBP rises gradually until the age of 70 or 80, whereas DBP incr...
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Al Ameen Medical College
2019-04-01
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| Series: | Al Ameen Journal of Medical Sciences |
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| Online Access: | http://ajms.alameenmedical.org/ArticlePDFs/5%20AJMS%20V12.N2.2019%20p%2068-72.pdf |