Noise Induced Hypertension and Prehypertension in Pakistan
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noise exposure and hypertension
to study the relation between hypertension and noise exposure, after the noise monitoring is weaving and spinning workshops, a especially designed questionnaire was completed and measurement were made of blood pressure, height and weight of 1801 male and female workers employed in these workshops. the results indicated that the systolic and diastolic pressure had a direct relation with age and ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Bosnian Journal of Basic Medical Sciences
سال: 2010
ISSN: 1840-4812,1512-8601
DOI: 10.17305/bjbms.2010.2694