Association of alcohol consumption and blood pressure in some low socioeconomic groups from Andhra Pradesh, India

Abstract: The present paper examines the relationship of alcohol consumption with blood pressure (BP) levels and hypertension prevalence. Data on BP, alcohol consumption and anthropometry were obtained from a cross sectional sample of 1316 adult men and women of six low socioeconomic groups belongin...

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Matična publikacija: Collegium antropologicum
33 (2009), 2 ; str. 417-422
Glavni autor: Kusuma, Yadlapalli Sriparvati (-)
Ostali autori: Babu, Bontha Veerraju (-), Naidu, Jammigumpula Masthannaiah
Vrsta građe: Članak
Jezik: eng
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