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Abirami. A, Shalom Sophronia Gideon, Malarvi Zhi. S
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Abirami. A1, Shalom Sophronia Gideon1, Malarvi Zhi. S2
1Assistant Professor, Dept of Medical Surgical Nursing, College of Nursing, Pondicherry Institute of Medical Sciences, Puducherry.
2Professor and Head, Dept. of Medical Surgical Nursing, College of Nursing, Pondicherry Institute of Medical Sciences, Puducherry.
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Volume - 9,
Issue - 4,
Year - 2021
ABSTRACT:
Life is not merely to be alive, but to be healthy and wealthy. Every day we hear about new diseases and get fear and panicked. Despite incredible improvement in health since 1950, there are still a number of challenges, cardiovascular disease remains among the leading causes of death of world wide. Hypertension is very common condition under cardiovascular diseases1. Blood pressure is a measurement of the force against the wall of the arteries as the heart pumps blood through your body. The normal level of blood pressure is 120/80 mmHg, where 120 represents the systolic measurement and 80 represents the diastolic measurement2.
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Abirami. A, Shalom Sophronia Gideon, Malarvi Zhi. S. To determine the prevalence of hypertension among general public visiting Pondicherry institute of medical sciences, Pondicherry. International Journal of Advances in Nursing Management. 2021; 9(4):364-6. doi: 10.52711/2454-2652.2021.00083
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Abirami. A, Shalom Sophronia Gideon, Malarvi Zhi. S. To determine the prevalence of hypertension among general public visiting Pondicherry institute of medical sciences, Pondicherry. International Journal of Advances in Nursing Management. 2021; 9(4):364-6. doi: 10.52711/2454-2652.2021.00083 Available on: https://ijanm.com/AbstractView.aspx?PID=2021-9-4-6
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