Cigarette smoking, systolic blood pressure, and cardiovascular diseases in the asia-pacific region
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Smoking and increased levels of blood pressure (BP) substantially increase the risk of cardiovascular diseases (CVD). If these 2 risk factors have a synergistic impact on cardiovascular events, lowering BP and quitting smoking will contribute more to reducing CVD than would b...
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| Format: | Journal Article |
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Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
2008
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/4675 |