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Prevalence of hypertension in Indian tribes: A systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies [1]

In India there is an increasing trend in hypertension prevalence among the general population. Studies have shown that tribal populations in India are also experiencing this burden. The aim was to estimate the pooled prevalence of primary hypertension among adult tribal populations of India.

Original Source [2]

Publication Date: 
05/05/2014
S. A. Rizwan [3], Rakesh Kumar [4], Arvind Kumar Singh & et al [5]
PLoS ONE [6]
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Heart Diseases [7], Tribals [8], India [9], Non Communicable Diseases [10]
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[2] http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0095896&type=printable
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[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/plos-one
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/heart-diseases
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/tribals
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