Tehran University of Medical Sciences Iranian Journal of Public Health 2251-6085 2 2 1973 06 15 79 89 A.Nadim H.Amini M.Daneshpajooh 2015 10 03 Eight villages of East Azerbaijan were surveyed in the summer of 1972 for the prevalence of hypertension. Three hundred seventy five men and women aged 40-60 years were examined in this survey and it was found that 16.6% of women and 6.7% of men are hypertensive. The highest rate occurs in women 51-60 years of age who have a prevalence rate of 22.2%. The figures indicate that even now hypertension is in important health problem of this area. https://ijph.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijph/article/view/1477 https://ijph.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijph/article/download/1477/1458