National trends of pre-hypertension and hypertension among Iranian adolescents across urban and rural areas (2007–2011)

Abstract Background The current nationwide study, for the first time, aimed to assess and compare the trend of pre-hypertension and hypertension among urban and rural adolescents in Iran. Methods This study has been conducted in the framework of the National Surveys of Risk Factors for Non-Communica...

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Published in:	Biology of Sex Differences
Main Authors:	Parisa Amiri, Golnaz Vahedi-Notash, Parisa Naseri, Davood Khalili, Seyed Saeed Hashemi Nazari, Yadollah Mehrabi, Ali Reza Mahdavi Hazaveh, Fereidoun Azizi, Farzad Hadaegh
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	BMC 2019-03-01
Subjects:	Hypertension Pre-hypertension Adolescents Urban Rural
Online Access:	http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13293-019-0230-1