Prevalence of hypertension among women in rural Zimbabwe: A comparison of pregnant and non-pregnant women

Central African Journal of Medicine

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 93-97

  Sparks, B T ^a   Mufunda, J ^b   Musabayane, C T ^b   Sparks, H V ^c   Mahomed, K ^b   Hunter, J M ^c  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZIMBABWE   (Zimbabwe)

^c MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MIDDLE AGED; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PREVALENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; ZIMBABWE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MIDDLE AGED; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, CARDIOVASCULAR; PREVALENCE; RURAL HEALTH; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; ZIMBABWE;

EID: 0030119574     PISSN: 00089176     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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