Prevalence of Elevated Blood Pressure and Its Predictors among Adolescents in Sarawak

Hypertension is an established and important risk factor of cardiovascular and renal diseases. It is a major public health concem as substantial evidence points towards hypertension starting from childhood and persisting into adulthood. This cross-sectional study was conducted to determine the prev...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Kho, Grace Woei Feng.
Format:	Thesis
Language:	English English
Published:	Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS) 2018
Subjects:	RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine
Online Access:	http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/30299/
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