HYPERTENSION AND FAMILY HISTORY IN MISSAN: A CASE-CONTROL STUDY

ABSTRACT In this case-control study, family history, as a risk factor for hypertension, was assessed in 464 patients with proved hypertension revealing 247(53.2%) hypertensive patients with positive family history of this disease as compared to 26.4% of normotensive control subjects with positive fa...

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Main Author: Yassen Obied Yaseen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Basrah 2006-12-01
Series:The Medical Journal of Basrah University
Online Access:https://mjbu.uobasrah.edu.iq/article_46426_56290b4433c6f9eb734a50784372a176.pdf