Blood pressure, hypertension and correlates in urbanised workers in Ibadan, Nigeria: A revisit

Journal of Human Hypertension

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 23-27

  Kadiri, S ^a   Walker, O ^a   Salako, B L ^a   Akinkugbe, O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Blacks; Blood pressure; Hypertension; Nigeria; Urban

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ADULT; AGE; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CORRELATION FUNCTION; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; EDUCATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENDER; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INCOME; MALE; NEGRO; NIGERIA; NORMAL HUMAN; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; URBAN AREA;

EID: 0032944276     PISSN: 09509240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jhh.1000722     Document Type: Article

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