Combatting a silent killer – the importance of self-screening of blood pressure from an early age

Authors

  • Sarosh Fatima Department of Internal Medicine, Dr. Ruth K.M. Pfau Civil Hospital, Baba-e-Urdu Road, Karachi, Pakistan. Phone: +923121009119; E-mail: sarosh.dow@gmail.com https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2712-2812
  • Samar Mahmood Department of Internal Medicine, Dr. Ruth K.M. Pfau Civil Hospital Karachi & Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi, Pakistan https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8876-5427

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17179/excli2021-4140

Keywords:

hypertension, young adults, self-screening

Author Biographies

Sarosh Fatima, Department of Internal Medicine, Dr. Ruth K.M. Pfau Civil Hospital, Baba-e-Urdu Road, Karachi, Pakistan. Phone: +923121009119; E-mail: sarosh.dow@gmail.com

Department of Internal Medicine

Samar Mahmood, Department of Internal Medicine, Dr. Ruth K.M. Pfau Civil Hospital Karachi & Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi, Pakistan

Department of Internal Medicine

Published

2021-08-16

How to Cite

Fatima, S., & Mahmood, S. (2021). Combatting a silent killer – the importance of self-screening of blood pressure from an early age. EXCLI Journal, 20, 1326–1327. https://doi.org/10.17179/excli2021-4140

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