The inverse relation of average population blood pressure and stroke mortality rates in the seven countries study: A paradox
- 1 January 1997
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in European Journal of Epidemiology
- Vol. 13 (4) , 379-386
- https://doi.org/10.1023/a:1007326624702
Abstract
This study attempts to explain the unexpected finding of an inverse population (ecological) relationship between mean systolic blood pressure levels and stroke death rates in 25 years follow-up of...Keywords
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