John Henryism and blood pressure among Nigerian civil servants

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 186-190

  Markovic, Nina ^a   Bunker, Clareann H ^a   Ukoli, Flora A M ^b   Kuller, Lewis H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH GRADUATE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BENIN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BODY MASS; COPING BEHAVIOR; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; NIGERIA; NORMAL HUMAN; OCCUPATION; SOCIAL STATUS; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0031886004     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech.52.3.186     Document Type: Article

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