The mortality risk associated with hypertension: Preliminary results of a prospective study in rural Nigeria

Journal of Human Hypertension

Volumn 10, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 461-464

  Kaufman, J S ^a   Rotimi, C N ^a   Brieger, W R ^b   Oladokun, M A ^b   Kadiri, S ^b   Osotimehin, B O ^b   Cooper, R S ^a  

^a LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Africa; Blood pressure; Longitudinal study; Mortality

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CAUSE OF DEATH; DEATH; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NIGERIA; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK; RURAL POPULATION;

ADULT; AGING; BLOOD PRESSURE; COHORT STUDIES; DIASTOLE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NIGERIA; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PULSE; RISK FACTORS; RURAL HEALTH; SYSTOLE;

EID: 0029819127     PISSN: 09509240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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