Hypertension in a female nursing staff-pattern of occurrence, diagnosis, and treatment

OBJECTIVE: To report the pattern of occurrence, diagnosis, and treatment of hypertension in a female nursing staff of an emergency hospital. METHODS: We carried out a cross-sectional study that included interviews and blood pressure measurements of 494 nursing professionals at an emergency hospital...

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Main Authors: Estela Maria Motta Lima Leão de Aquino, Lucélia Batista Neves Cunha Magalhães, Maria Jenny Araújo, Maria da Conceição Chagas de Almeida, Jackline Pereira Leto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Cardiologia (SBC) 2001-03-01
Series:Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0066-782X2001000300003