Prison life and the blood pressure of the inmates of a developing community prison

Journal of Human Hypertension

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 235-238

  Olubodun, J O B ^a,b  

^a OLABISI ONABANJO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Blood pressure; Prison; Prisoners; Stress; Substance abuse

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DRUG ABUSE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRISON; PRISONER; SALT INTAKE; SMOKING HABIT; STRESS; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY MASS INDEX; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRISONS; STRESS;

EID: 0029974694     PISSN: 09509240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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