Research Letter
Journal of Human Hypertension (2008) 22, 48–50; doi:10.1038/sj.jhh.1002252; published online 21 June 2007
Incidence of hypertension in Porto Alegre, Brazil: a population-based study
L B Moreira1,2, S C Fuchs2,3, M Wiehe4, M Gus4, R S Moraes2 and F D Fuchs4
- 1Division of Clinical Pharmacology, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, Brazil
- 2Post-graduate Program in Medical Sciences, UFRGS, Porto Alegre, Brazil
- 3Department of Social Medicine, UFRGS, Porto Alegre, Brazil
- 4Division of Cardiology, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, UFRGS, Porto Alegre, Brazil
Correspondence: FD Fuchs, E-mail: ffuchs@hcpa.ufrgs.br
