Incidence of high blood pressure in a group of tannery workers in Brazil

Incidence of high blood pressure in a group of tannery workers in Brazil

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The aim of this study was to measure the incidence of high blood pressure (HBP) in a medium-size tannery in Botucatu, São Paulo State, southeast Brazil. A previous study at this tannery showed a high prevalence of arterial hypertension. A positive correlation was found between cumulated work time an...

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Main Authors: Ricardo Cordeiro, Eduardo Rommel Olivência Peñaloza, Maria Rita Camargo Donalisio
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz
Series:Cadernos de Saúde Pública
Subjects:
hypertension
incidence
tanning
occupational
Online Access:http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-311X2004000400028&lng=en&tlng=en

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