Cardiovascular risk factors in middle aged Nigerians

East African Medical Journal

Volumn 74, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 303-306

  Kadiri, S ^a   Salako, B L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DISEASE RISK; ISCHAEMIC HEART DISEASE; MEDICAL GEOGRAPHY; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CORONARY RISK; DIETARY INTAKE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NIGERIA; OBESITY; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ALCOHOL DRINKING; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; DIABETES COMPLICATIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NIGERIA; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SAMPLING STUDIES; SMOKING;

NIGERIAN;

EID: 0031455207     PISSN: 0012835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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